Multiple Choice
What is any evidence of ancient life called?
a. half-life
b. fossil
c. unconformity
b. fossil
a. angular unconformity
b. fault
c. disconformity
c. disconformity
What is a fossil?
A fossil is the remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric organisms
cast
There are 3 colors of the Czech Replublic flag. Name 2 of them.
red, white, and blue
Which of the following conditions makes fossil formation more likely?
a. buried slowly
b. attacked by scavengers
c. made of hard parts
c. made of hard parts
Which process forms new elements?
a. superposition
b. permineralization
c. radioactive decay
c. radioactive decay
What is half-life?
Half-life is the time it takes for half of the atoms in an isotope to decay
What are permineralized remains?
fossils in which the spaces inside are filled with minerals from groundwater.
A. Penn State Nittany Lions
B. Arizona State Sun Devils
C. Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia Bulldogs
What are cavities left in rocks when a shell or bone dissolves called?
a. casts
b. molds
c. carbon films
b. molds
Which type of fossil preservation is a thin carbon silhouette of the original organism?
a. cast
b. carbon film
c. mold
b. carbon film
What is absolute age?
Absolute age is the age, in years, of a rock or other object. (exact age)
True or False:
Fossils are more likely to form if hard parts of dead organisms are buried quickly.
True!!!
Which country started the tradition of building gingerbread houses?
Germany
To say "the present is the key to the past" is a way to describe which of the following principles?
a. superposition
b. radioactivity
c. uniformitarianism
c. uniformitarianism
Which type of scientist studies fossils?
a. meteorologist
b. paleontologist
c. zoologist
b.
What is an unconformity?
gaps in rock sequences
There are three kinds of evidence for trace fossils. They include trails, burrows, and _________.
tracks
In the movie Jurassic Park, how did they get the DNA from the dinosaurs?
mosquito fossilized in amber
A fault can be useful in determining which of the following for a group of rocks?
a. absolute age
b. radiometric age
c. relative age
c. relative age
Which term means matching up rock layers in different places?
a. superposition
b. correlation
c. absolute dating
b. correlation
What is carbon film?
A thin film of residue of carbon that is left, forming a silhouette of the original organism.
True or False:
Absolute dating provides a range of ages from 200-200,000 years old
False! Absolute dating provides an exact year or date.
Which state is known as the "Badger" state?
Wisconsin