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Fossils and about how they can help interpret past events
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1
What do ripple rocks show?
Mud
Wind
Moving water
2
How did paleontologists figure out that hadrosaurs possibly lived in herds?
They spied on them
They asked them
They assuumed
They found many fossils in one site
3
In what type of rocks are fossils most found in?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
All of the above
4
Are ecosystems from the past similar to present day ones?
I don't know
Maybe
No
Yes
5
The geologic time scale is based on...
Short ranges of time
Long ranges of time
Middle ranges of time
6
What animals' ancestors once lived on land, but now evolved living in water?
Whale
Fish
Horse
Dog
7
All organisms are able to be preserved into a fossil
True
False
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Looking at the structure of rocks can help figure out the environment of an organism
False
True
9
Relative geologic time is...
long
Sequence in which geological events occurred
short
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Paleontologists can figure out past events by looking at...
Fossils
Maps
Books
Time scale
11
What can paleontologists create with a group of fossils?
Farm
Environment
Ecosystem
None
12
Fossils that were found show EVERYTHING from the ancient world
True
False
13
Fossils can provide evidence of...
Climate
All of the above
Social Behavior
Organisms
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What do fossils show?
Climate
Both
Past life
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Cross-beds form as what two things push sediment down current?
Water, wind
Wind, sand
Sand, mud
All of the above
