Fossils and Geologic Time

The Fossil Record is the history of life as documented by fossils.

• True
• False

What is the first thing that must happen in order for a fossil to form?

• Layers of sediment build up
• Quick burial of organism
• Erosion and uplifting
• Organism dies

Most fossil remains are formed from soft structures such as muscles and skin.

• True
• False

According to this image, which is older sandstone or limestone?

• sandstone
• limestone

Fossils are found in rocks that form from high heat and high pressure.

• True
• False

Fossils and the rock layer in which they are found are approximately the same _________.

• Strata
• Age
• Type
• Fossil

What four main chunks of time is the Geological Time Scale divided into?

• Zone, Era, Decade, and Eon
• Eon, Period, Epoch, and Zone
• Period, Zone, Decade, and Eon
• Eon, Era, Period, and Epoch

What process formed this fossil that consists of a thin film on a sedimentary rock?

• Petrification
• Cast
• Trace Fossil
• Carbonization

Which type of scientist studies fossils?

• paleontologist
• geologist
• chemist
• biologist

The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past is a __________________.

• Dinosaur
• Fossil
• Rock
• Mineral