Fossils and Geologic Time

Fossils and Geologic Time

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Fossils and Geologic Time

Fossils and Geologic Time

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How do most fossils form?

A living thing dies and is buried under sediment
The sediment is compressed and compacted 
They are formed in sedimentary rock
All of these answers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when the organic matter that makes up a deposited organism decomposes and leaves a cavity?

cast
trace
petrified
mold

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when water that contains a lot of minerals enters the pores of an object. Over time, the water evaporates leaving behind mineral crystals in the shape of the object.

A petrified fossil
A cast fossil
A mold fossil
A trace fossil

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a trail, track or burrow left behind by an animal that later fossilized?

A trace fossil
A carbon film
A petrified fossil
An extrusion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found?

a petrified fossil
a trace fossil
a cast fossil
an index fossil

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the Law of Superposition?

The oldest rocks are at the top of the sequence and the youngest are at the bottom
The rocks at the bottom of the sequence must be super strong to support those above
The youngest rocks are at the top of the sequence and the oldest are at the bottom
The forcing of molten rock into an earlier formation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What things can fossils reveal about Earth?

How life has changed over time
All of these answers
How Earth's climate has changed over time
How Earth's features have changed over time

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