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6th grade Earth science on Earth's past
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If a scientist knows a rock is 230 million years old, he knows the rocks
absolute age
relative age
real age
common age
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Evidence of the activity of an organism is called
a mold
a trace fossil
a cast
a fossil
3
Which conditions aid in the formation of fossils?
hard parts and slow barial
soft parts and slow burial
soft parts and rapid burial
hard parts and rapid burial
4
Scientists who study fossils are called
Jurassic Park Rangers
paleontologists
uniformitarianists
King of Bones
5
Molds or casts will show what part of an organism?
the soft tissues
the vital organs
the exterior
the skeletal structure
6
The three atoms below have a different number of neutrons, they are called what?
unstable elements
radioactive decay
neutrinos
isotopes
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A surface where rock has eroded away, producing a break or gap in the rock record
true
correlation
unconformity
false
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In geology, relative age refers to
that oldest rock layers are on the bottom
a piece of an older rock becoming part of a new rock
The age of rocks compared to other rocks nearby
your grandparent's age
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Matching rocks and fossils from separate locations is called
correlation
coincidence
common match
trueconformity
10
This fossil shows a fish eating another fish and is an example of this kind of fossil
cast
action fossil
index fossil
trace fossil
11
Which could you date with carbon-14?
A cast of a dino track
A mold of a fish
A petrified piece of wood
A mammoth in ice
12
What percent of all living organisms become fossils?
About 13%
About 2%
Less than 0.1%
About 5%
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A fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism is a
carbon film
cast
fossil
mold
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The process by which an unstable element naturally changes into another element that is stable
radioactive decay
neutrino demise
atomic construction
half-life
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Geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past states
history
trace fossils
carbon film
uniformitarianism
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Are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things.
Fossils
paleontologists
casts
molds
17
The fossil below is of a species that existed on Earth for a short length of time+ was abundant
index fossil
common fossil
rare fossil
trace fossil
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True or False: It is pretty easy for a fossil to form and does not require certain conditions
False
It's suppose to be a fossil of a fish
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True
19
Is a fossil copy of an organism made when a mold of the organism is filled with sediment
cast
mold
trace film
fossil
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Fossils can tell us about an organism and what else?
the future
what Earth was like in the past
it's environment
Red and Orange
21
Idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change in quick, violent events.
uniformitarianism
Michaelbayism
catastrophism
titanism
22
This is the idea that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest is on the bottom
subduction
layers
inclusion
superposition
23
Which of these fossils would you be able to get the most information from?
carbon film
trace fossil
a fossil found frozen in ice
a fossil found in a tar pit
24
True or False: Fossils can be microscopic in size!
What microscopic?
That's way too small
False
True
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The picture below shows an example of what?
fossil decay
an atom's half-life
time required for a fossil to form
isotopes
