Fossils & Dinosaurs

The scientific study of fossils is called __________.

• geology

• creation

• evolution

• paleontology

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People who believe that life on the earth evolved are called ______.

• geologist

• Creationist

• evolutionist

• paleontologist

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People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called _______.

• geologist

• Creationist

• evolutionist

• paleontologist

When the last of a certain plant or animal dies, ______ occurs.

• excavation

• extinction

• evolution

• decomposition

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The Process of removing a fossil from the rock and other materials around it is called _______.

• excavation

• extinction

• evolution

• decomposition

One thing scientist cannot learn from a fossil is an animal's ________.

• diet

• body shape and size

• behavior

• outward appearance

People draw conclusions about fossils based on what they believe about how the earth began.

• True

• False

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Dinosaur bones have been found only in the eastern parts of the earth.

• True

• False

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The fossil record provides clear evidence of a worldwide flood.

• True

• False

Fossils have been preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.

• True

• False