Finding age of the earth

What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?

• cast 
• trace 
• mold
• whole/part 

What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?

• cast 
• trace 
• mold
• whole/part 

Fossilized rock in the shape of dinosaur bones are which type of fossil?

• real bone
• mold fossil
• cast fossil
• trace fossil

This type of fossil forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism.

• mold
• cast
• trace
• preserved

This type of fossil forms when sediments bury an organism and then sediments change into rock; the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism.

• mold
• cast
• petrified
• trace

This type of fossil forms when minerals soak into the buried remains, replacing the remains, and changing them into rock.

• mold
• cast
• petrified
• preserved

This type of scientist finds, preserves, and interprets fossils remains.

• archeologist
• paleontologist
• geologist
• anthropologist

Hardened tree sap is called

• diamonds
• amber
• tar
• syrup

Most fossils are found in __________ rock layers

• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• igneous

By studying fossil records scientists can make inferences about 

• the diversity of plants and animals, past climates and geological events, and how organisms have evolved
• the diversity of plants and animals, how different rocks form, and past volcanic eruptions
• the simularities of plants and animals, how different rocks form and past volcanic eruptions
• the similarities of plants and animals, past climates and geological events, how different rocks form