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Earth Science Exam II Review (3)
Earth Science Exam II Review (3)
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Earth Science 8th grade
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1
What is NOT a good indicator that certain fossils were buried quickly?
fossils found deep in the earth
fine impressions of skin detail
soft tissue
buried in sediment
2
What fossil evidence supports rapid and recent burial?
liquid blood found inside of fossils
soft tissue found inside of fossils
decayed remains of animals
little detailed inside of fossils
3
Why are coal, petroleum and natural gas called fossil fuels?
it was buried so quickly
we make plastic out of it
it is used today for fuel
it comes from plants and phytoplankton
4
Do fossils really help us wisely use God's Earth?
yes
no
5
What is glacial till?
sediment made up of rocks, gravel, sand, and silt
wind and water carrying sediment to different locations
flat tops of steep cliffs
rapidly flowing water
6
What usually does not happen to most animals that die?
they freeze
Get eaten
they become fossilized
they slowly decay
7
How are petroleum and natural gas related?
they have the same properties
the make similar products
natural gas is heated petroleum
they are found together
8
What is the measure of the height of a mountain from its base, may be above or below sea level?
peak
elevation
actual elevation
summit
9
What is the measure of the height of a mountain from mean sea level?
peak
actual height
summit
elevation
10
Why would mineralogists NOT classify coal as a mineral.
It comes from coral
It has too many forms
Its not living
its organic
11
Which kind of fossilization process leaves a three-dimensional mineral shape of an organism?
Casts and Molds
Trace Fossils
Micro fossils
Carbon Prints
12
the Young-Earth view of earth history, the oldest sedimentary rocks are about 5,500 years old.
False
True
13
What agents are mainly responsible for depositing sediments?
All of them
Flowing Water
Gravity
Wind
14
According to Progressive Creationism, when did living things begin to die?
long after Adam
during Adam's life
long before Adam
15
What makes up a fossil's scientific name?
common name from the local language
what has been recorded in the areas history
what people call it in the area
Genus Species
