Ch. 10 Lesson 1 &2

Which item would look most like an ancient organism?

• a cast

• a mold

• a footprint

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which objects are trace fossils?

• Tree root imprints

• Petrified tree trunks

• Carbon films of leaves

Which objects are often preserved as carbon films?

• Fish bones

• Dinosaur eggs

• Worm burrows

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which item is an example of preserved remains?

• A mammoth's footprint

• A trilobite mold and cast

• An insect trapped in amber

What is a fossil mold?

• A copy of an ancient organism

• A trace fossil of an ancient organism

• An impression of an ancient organism

A meteorite striking Earth is an example of catastrophism.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Uniformitarianism states that processes occurring on Earth's surface today are similar to those that occurred in Earth's past.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Organisms are more likely to become fossils if they have many soft parts.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossil ferns indicate that Earth was once very cold and wet.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is relative age?

• The exact age of a fossil.

• The age of rocks based on scientists.

• The age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby.

• Science that says all rocks were formed the same.