WorksheetsChapter 9 - Fossils
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fossil copy of an organism.
a)
Cast
b)
Mold
c)
Trace
d)
Imprint
2.
The impression in a rock left by an ancient organism.
a)
Cast
b)
Mold
c)
Trace
d)
Imprint
3.
The preserved evidence of the activity of an ancient organism. (Tracks, eggs, dens, droppings).
a)
Cast
b)
Mold
c)
Imprint
d)
Trace
4.
Scientist who studies fossils.
a)
Radiologist
b)
Dinologist
c)
Paleontologist
d)
Mineralogist
5.
Numerical age of a rock or other object.
a)
Decay age
b)
Half-life
c)
Absolute Age
d)
Relative Age
6.
The principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom.
a)
Carbon Film
b)
Superposition
c)
Uniformitarianism
d)
Age layering
7.
Turned into stone by the replacement of tissue with minerals.
a)
Petrified
b)
Cast
c)
Trace
d)
Mold
8.
Idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change in quick, violent events.
a)
Petrrified
b)
Superposition
c)
Catastrophism
d)
Uniformitarianism
9.
The preserved remains or evidence of past living organisms.
a)
Fossil
b)
Paleontologist
c)
Carbon Film
d)
Artifact
10.
Fossilized carbon outline that forms when pressure drives off the gases and liquids from a buried organism.
a)
Imprint
b)
Fossil Film
c)
Carbon Film
d)
Trace
11.
The principle stating that geological processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past.
a)
Uniformitarianism
b)
Catastrophism
c)
Stratigraphy
d)
Superposition
12.
Species that existed on Earth for a short length of time, was abundant, and inhabited many locations.
a)
True Form Fossil
b)
Index Fossil
c)
Trace Fossil
d)
Common Fossil
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