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fossil

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins

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Class
Date
1.

Remains of living things preserved over millions of years are called

a)

Evolution

b)

Fossils

c)

Mummy

d)

Crypt

2.

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

dinosaur

3.

Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?

a)

mineral

b)

footprint

c)

cast

d)

petrified wood

4.

Which is a trace fossil?

a)

bone

b)

a cast

c)

an animal track

d)

amber fossil

5.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

a)

A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

b)

A plant or animal must die and decompose.

c)

Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

d)

An earthquake shifts the land up.

6.

Which of these animals is extinct?

a)

Camel

b)

Rhino

c)

Red Panda

d)

Mammoth

7.

Which of this is not a type of fossil

a)

Mold

b)

Cast

c)

Trace

d)

carbon

8.

A scientist that studies, collects and classifies fossils is

a)

paleontologist

b)

scientist

c)

fossiologist

d)

meteorologist

9.

The number of years since a rock was formed is

a)

relative age

b)

absolute age

c)

comparative age

d)

real age

10.

Relative age of a rock is

a)

its age compared with ages of other rocks

b)

the age of the rock around it

c)

The age of the fossils in it

d)

the real age

11.

What is the law of superposition

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12.

What are index fossils

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13.

Describe two ways of dating fossils

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14.

What is climate?

a)

the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

b)

cloud cover and temperature

c)

precipitation and humidity at a given time and place

d)

weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

15.

Climate is affected by many factors including:

a)

latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

b)

tides and currents

c)

wind

d)

snow and sleet

16.

Which two factors determine the climate in a particular region?

a)

temperature and latitude

b)

precipitation and humidity

c)

temperature and precipitation

d)

humidity and air pressure

17.

At which region would you expect to find the warmest air temperatures?

a)

tropical region

b)

Temperate region

c)

marine temperate

d)

polar region

18.

At which region would you expect to find the coldest air temperatures?

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

subtropical

19.

What are the three main climate zones?

a)

tropical, thermal, polar

b)

tropical, temperate, polar

c)

cold, super hot, blah

d)

polar, tropical, humid

20.

What climate zone is located near the equator where the sun is directly overhead all year?

a)

polar

b)

tropical

c)

desert

d)

temperate

21.

The higher a place is above sea level, the _____ its climate.

a)

cooler

b)

warmer

22.

Areas closer to the _________ receive more direct sunlight.

a)

North Pole

b)

equator

c)

temperate zone

d)

south pole

23.

A region that is very dry for most or all of the year is called a ___________.

a)

swamp

b)

desert

c)

ecosystem

24.

How is a cold front different from a warm front

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