Worksheets10.1 Fossils Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
(a) regards conditions and creatures on Earth as a product of violent disasters/catastrophes
(a) describes changes that were caused by gradual processes similar to those occurring today
What do uniformitarianism and catastrophism have in common? (What is the same?)
Both are terms used to explain Earth's past
Both are mathematical explanations
Both are talking about microscopes
None of the above
Plant leaves are often preserved as ...
Mineral replacement
Molds
Carbon films
Casts
The shell dissolved from inside the hardened sediments, leaving a (a) , which was filled, forming a cast.
Which conditions aid in the formation of fossils?
Hard parts and slow burial
Hard parts and rapid burial
Soft parts and rapid burial
Soft parts and slow burial
What human body system could be fossilized?
Digestive system
Skeletal system
Excretory system
Circulatory system
Determine what type of environment a fossil palm tree would indicate.
Cold oceans
Warm on land
Dry environment
Cold on land
Which dinosaur was running and why?
A: because it is a small dinosaur
A: Because the footprints are close together
B: Because it is a big dinosaur
B: Because the footprints are farther apart
Which of the following are types of fossil preservation?
Mineral replacement
Wooly Mammoth
Carbon films
Stalactites
Casts and molds
Invent a process for the formation of ocean basins consistent with catastrophism.
Evaluate how the following statement relates to uniformitarianism: "The present is the key to the past."
Which idea explains Earth's history by examining present conditions on Earth?
Absolute-age dating
Catastrophism
Relative-age dating
Uniformitarianism
Which part of a dinosaur is least likely to be fossilized?
Bone
Brain
Horn
Teeth
Which is a copy of a fossilized organism formed when its impression fills with mineral deposits or sediments?
Carbon film
Cast
Mold
Trace fossil
Which increases the likelihood that a dead organism will be fossilized?
Fast decay of bones
Presence of few hard body parts
Quick burial after death
Vast amounts of skin
Which explains most of Earth's geological features as a result of short periods of earthquakes, volcanoes and meteorite impacts?
Catastrophism
Evolution
Catastrophe
Uniformitarianism
