Fossils & Geologic Time Scale Review

What information does a fossil record provide?

• How life has changed over time.

• How Earth's surface has changed over time.

• Earth's past climate and environments.

• All of the above.

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Which class of rock are most fossils preserved in?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

When a fossil is preserved, which parts of the organism are saved?

• Bones

• Skin

• Organs

• Shells

• Wings

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The hollow shape of an organism that is created once the softer parts of an organism decay is a ____________.

• Carbon copy

• Cast

• Mold

• Carbon film

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Dissolved minerals that take the shape of an organism's mold is known as a __________.

• Petrified fossil

• Cast

• Carbon film

• Index fossil

The most common kind of fossil is ____________.

• Molds and casts

• Petrified

• Index

• Carbon film

Footprints, trails, and burrows are all examples of _________ fossils.

• Petrified

• Preserved

• Trace

• Index

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The sabretooth tiger is an organism that no longer exists and never will again, also known as ____________.

• Extinct

• A memory

• Banished

• Petrified

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The Law of Superposition helps us determine the _________ age of rock layers.

• Absolute

• Exact

• Relative

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The Law of Superposition helps us determine the _________ age of rock layers.

• Absolute

• Exact

• Relative

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