Relative Age and Fossils Quiz Review

A mosquito caught in amber is an example of

• petrified rock

• preserved fossil

• trace fossil

• cast fossil

what is the oldest layer

• C

• E

• D

• A

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A copy or replica of a fossil is called a.... (hint when a mold is filled in)

• petrified rock

• trace fossil

• cast

• index fossil

The exact age of a fossil. Example: The fossil is 20,000 years old.

• relative age

• absolute age

• approximate age

• fossil age

What types of fossils are used for relative age?

• trace

• mold

• index

• cast

According to the law of superposition, the youngest layers are

• on the top

• on the bottom

• created first

• none of the options

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Intrustions are______________ than the layers they go through. (red is the intrusion in the picture)

• older

• same age

• younger

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A fossilized footprint is an example of

• cast

• mold

• trace

• permineralized remains

what type of fossil is in the picture (think stamp on a rock)

• petrified rock

• cast

• mold

• carbon film

The difference between a cast and mold is the the mold is _______

• empty cavity

• made of rock only

• a trace fossil

• an index fossil