Rocks and Fossils
What is a fossil?
A fossil is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood, oil, coal, and DNA remnants
What is it called when every organism of a species has died?
Extinction
What is Mars's Planetary nickname
"The Red Planet"
Thermal energy is the energy of?
Particles in motion
What is the first element on the periodic table?
Hydrogen
What are the origins of the word ‘’Fossil’’
It comes from Latin descent.
What is an offspring?
A child
What is the main element in mars's atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
Stored energy is called?
Potential energy
How many Hydrogen atoms are there in water?
2 hydrogen
What is the most common dinosaur fossil?
The most common fossils are bones and teeth, but fossils of footprints and skin impressions exist as well.
What is it called when species acquire traits for better survival?
Adaption
How many planets away is mars from the sun?
4
Which is the transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle?
Conduction
How many elements are there on the periodic table?
118
How do we know the age of fossils?
To establish the age of a rock or a fossil, researchers use some type of clock to determine the date it was formed. Geologists commonly use radiometric dating methods, based on the natural radioactive decay of certain elements such as potassium and carbon, as reliable clocks to date ancient events.
True or false? Natural selection causes populations to become adapted, or increasingly well-suited, to their environments over time.
True
How many days are in a martian year?
687
From which stage does water absorb the most energy?
Evaporation
What three things build up an atom?
Neutron, proton, and electron.
What is the difference between paleontology and archaeology?
Paleontology and archaeology are two closely related scientific fields of study. Despite having several similarities, they have different and distinct goals. A Paleontologist studies fossils while an archaeologist studies human artifacts and its remains.
True or false? Natural selection can’t change a population.
False
What spacecraft had the first successful mars flyby?
Mariner IV
Which process releases energy?
A gas condensing to a liquid
Who invented the periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev