WorksheetsScience Ch 2 Test Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
One thing scientists cannot learn from a fossil is an animal's ________.
diet
body shape and size
behavior
outward appearance
The process of removing a fossil from the rock and other materials around it is called ________.
excavation
extinction
evolution
decomposition
When the last of a certain plant or animal dies, ________ occurs.
excavation
extinction
evolution
decomposition
People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called _____________.
geologists
Creationists
evolutionists
paleontologists
People who believe that life on the earth evolved are called ___________.
geologists
Creationists
evolutionists
paleontologists
The scientific study of fossils is called ___________.
geology
creation
evolution
paleontology
Permanently frozen soil is called amber
True
False
Fossils have been preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.
True
False
The fossil record provides clear evidence of a worldwide Flood.
True
False
Dinosaur bones have been found only in the eastern parts of the earth.
True
False
People draw conclusions about fossils based on what they believe about how the earth began.
True
False
Dinosaurs and man lived on the earth at the same time.
Creationists
evolutionists
The earth came into being simply by chance.
Creationists
evolutionists
Genesis 1 explains the true origin of the earth.
Creationists
evolutionists
The layers of rock represent geologic ages, or long time periods.
Creationists
evolutionists
Most animals outside of the ark were destroyed by the Flood.
Creationists
evolutionists
Life on the earth has developed gradually over millions of years.
Creationists
evolutionists
The age of a fossil is known by looking at the layer of rock that it is in.
Creationists
evolutionists
The global Flood described in Genesis accounts for the formation of most fossils.
Creationists
evolutionists
The earth is only thousands of years old.
Creationists
evolutionists
Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called a ________
fossil
mold
dinosaur
bird
A fossil that is not an actual part of an organism but of something that was left behind, such as a footprint, is a __________ fossil
fossil
Stegasaurus
trace
mold
When bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock, a _________ fossil forms.
mold
petrified
dinosaur
trace
