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Geologic Time Ch. 7 Ohio Pearson Lesson 1 and 2
Geologic Time Ch. 7 Ohio Pearson Lesson 1 and 2
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A solid copy of the shape of an organism
mold
cast
petrified fossil
carbon film
2
What type of fossils provide evidence of activities ____ fossil?
mold
trace
carbon film
cast
3
Geologist's use this law to explain the age of rock when an intrusion passes through rock
Law of Superposition
Law of inclusion
Cross-cutting Law
Law of Nature
4
The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's
relative age
sedimentary age
geologic age
absolute age
5
How do most fossils form?
The soft parts of an organism change to stone.
The hard parts of an organism dry out in the air
not this way
living things die and their remains are buried by sediment
6
The number of years that have passed since the rock formed is the rock's
Law of superposition
index fossil
relative age
absolute age
7
A break in Earth's crust where the layers shift is called
a fracture
a layer
an index fossil
a fault
8
Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?
tar
amber
water
ice
9
Paleontologists have found that older rocks contain fossils of
only organisms that are alive today
organisms that are more complex than those alive today
don't pick this one
organisms that are simpler than those alive today.
10
A hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism
trace fossil
cast
carbon film
mold
11
Geologists use this law do determine which layer came first in a horizontal rock column.
The Law of Superposition
Law of the wild
The Law of inclusion
Cross-Cutting Law
12
A formation of igneous rock on Earth's surface is known as
a fault
a gap
an extrusion
an intrusion
