Chapter 2 Science Test

The scientific study of fossils is called______.

• geology

• evolution

• creation

• paleontology

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

• geologist

• creationist

• evolutionist

• paleontologist

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

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

• excavation

• extinction

• evolution

• decomposition

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

• diet

• behavior

• body shape and size

• outward appearance

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

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