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Question 1
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Which of the following is least likely to become a fossil? (Won't become fossilized)
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bones
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skin
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teeth
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shells
Question 2
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The type of fossil where all minerals replace all or part of an organism.
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petrified fossil
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trace fossil
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pseudofossil
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bone
Question 3
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Where were fossils containing FRESHWATER fish formed?
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deep in ocean water
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in a hot spring
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in an underground reservoir
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in a lake
Question 4
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Fossils found in the top layer of rock are the ___________________.
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youngest
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cleanest
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oldest
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dirtiest
Question 5
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What can cause mass extinction?
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disease and/or starvation
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asteroids
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climate changes
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all of the above
Question 6
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Which is most likely to contain fossils?
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igneous rock
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sedimentary rock
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metamorphic rock
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native minerals
Question 7
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What are the preserved remains, traces, or evidence of once living organisms called?
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plants
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rocks
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fossils
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invertebrates
Question 8
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Hardened tree sap that preserves the remains of an insect is called _______________
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a mold fossil
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a cast fossil
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a tar fossil
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fossilized amber
Question 9
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What happened during the Cambrian Explosion?
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the supercontinent broke apart
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an asteroid collided with Earth
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a great number of different organisms evolved
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mammals spread into every environment on Earth
Question 10
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What do we call scientist who study organisms that lived long ago?
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meteorologists
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biologists
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paleontologists
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archaeologists
Question 11
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A fossil that dissolves and leaves a hollow area is called _______________.
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amber
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cast
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a mold
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trace fossil
Question 12
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An insect preserved in amber and a tree that has turned to stone are examples of:
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reconstructions
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fossils
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restorations
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sap
Question 13
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What do you call a fossil that helps determine the age of the rock layer?
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an index fossil
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an hourglass fossil
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a radioactive fossil
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a cast fossil
Question 14
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Which animal is an invertebrate?
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frog
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fish
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snake
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insect
Question 15
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What is formed when minerals seep or fill in a mold?
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mold
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cast
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coal
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granite
Question 16
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What do you call the change in a species over time?
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geologic scale
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relative age
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elevation
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evolution
Question 17
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Fossils provide evidence for all of the following EXCEPT for:
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changes in Earth's surface
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how Earth originally formed
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how Earth's environments have changed over time
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how groups of organisms have changed over time
Question 18
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What will happen to a species that does NOT have the traits needed to survive?
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learn
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become extinct
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adapt
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reproduce
Question 19
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Why do scientists think the dinosaurs became extinct?
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too much rain
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human influence
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new predators killed the dinosaurs
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meteorite/asteroid hit the Earth
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