Fossils and Geologic Time

which is an example of a trace fossil

• a carbon film of an extinct plant

• a woolly mammoth's footprint

• a dinosaur bone preserved in rock

• a mosquito in amber

Which item is not considered a fossil?

• a million year old bacteria

• a dead tree on a forest floor

• a mosquito inside a piece of amber

• a carbon film of an extinct plant

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which item would most likely become a fossil?

• a shark tooth

• pine needle

• large jelly fish

• a slug

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which of the following is a trace fossil?

• a mold that fills with sediment and hardens

• evidence of an ancient organism's activities

• copy of an organism made by mineral replacement

• actual remains of an organism

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which of the following is a carbon film?

• impression of the organism

• evidence of an ancient organism's activities

• copy of an organism made by mineral replacement

• "photograph" made by gases escaping the organism, only the carbon remains.

The Law of Superposition helps scientist to determine

• the absolute age of rock layers.

• the exact age of fossils

• the relative age of rock layers

• the super powers of rocks

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Fossils are commonly preserved in what type of rock?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Punk

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What parts of organisms are typically fossilized?

• the skin

• the expression on their face

• hard parts--like bones and shells

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Which of these choices is a trace fossil?

• Animal tracks

• Shells

• bones

• insect in amber

What is the Geologic Time Scale?

• old geologists

• sweet geology music

• Earth's history divided by major events and changes on Earth

• a list of every living thing ever

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