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Science (Fossils)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a fossil?

a)
b)

The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock

c)

A dino bone

d)

An old, cracked shell

2.

What is relative dating?

a)

The science of determining the order of past events, determining the age of an object in comparison to another

b)

the process of determining an age on a specified time scale in archaeology and geology

c)

a geological theory that states that changes in the earth’s crust throughout history have resulted from the action of uniform, continuous processes

d)
e)

Ooo scary hamster

3.

What is extinction?

a)

the death of all of a species of animal or plant and its remaining living members

b)

geological theory that states that changes in the earth’s crust throughout history have resulted from the action of uniform, continuous processes

c)

the youngest rock is always on top and the oldest rock is always on the bottom so the relative ages can be arranged by the depth of the rocks

d)

No hamster this time

4.

What is the law of superposition

a)

the death of all of a species of animal or plant and its remaining living members

b)

a geological theory that states that changes in the earth’s crust throughout history have resulted from the action of uniform, continuous processes

c)

the youngest rock is always on top and the oldest rock is always on the bottom so the relative ages can be arranged by the depth of the rocks

d)
5.

Law of Uniformitarianism (define it)

a)

(Place holder)

b)

the process of determining an age on a specified time scale in archaeology and geology

c)

the youngest rock is always on top and the oldest rock is always on the bottom so the relative ages can be arranged by the depth of the rocks

d)

a geological theory that states that changes in the earth’s crust throughout history have resulted from the action of uniform, continuous processes

6.

What is absolute dating?

a)

the science of determining the order of past events, determining the age of an object in comparison to another

b)

the process of determining an age on a specified time scale in archaeology and geology

c)

the death of all of a species of animal or plant and its remaining living members

d)
7.

Paleontology

a)

the science of determining the order of past events, determining the age of an object in comparison to another

b)

the youngest rock is always on top and the oldest rock is always on the bottom so the relative ages can be arranged by the depth of the rocks

c)

The study of past life.

d)

Option 4

8.

What do Paleontologists study?

a)

They study fosils

b)

They study grammar

c)

They study fossils

d)

They study cars

9.

What does fossilized mean?

a)

The process of becoming cheese

b)

The process of becoming a computer

c)

The process of becoming extinct

d)

The process of becoming a fossil

10.

What is a petrified fossil?

a)

Some dirt replaces all or part of an organism

b)

Some minerals replace all or part of an organism

c)

Some wood replaces all or part of an organism

d)

Some skin replaces all or part of an organism

11.

What are Mold and Casts?

a)

the copy of the shape of the organism

b)

the copy of the shape of a mold and cast

c)

the copy of the shape of a piece of paper

d)

the copy of the shape of a computer

12.

What are carbon films?

a)

Option 3

b)

the ability to see something move

c)

the ability to see something in a camera

d)

a thin coating of carbon film on the outline of a rock

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