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The Rock Record & Fossils

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  • Q1
    Fossils form under very dry conditions through
    mineralization
    freezing
    amber
    mummification
    30s
  • Q2
    MOST fossils are found in
    sand
    sedimentary rock
    ice
    amber
    30s
  • Q3
    petrified wood is an example of a fossil formed through
    amber
    mineralization
    mummification
    freezing
    30s
  • Q4
    fossilized dung or other waste material
    trace fossil
    gastrolith
    coprolite
    cast fossil
    30s
  • Q5
    Method of dating in which radioactive element percentages are calculated
    law of superposition
    radiometric dating
    uniformitarianism
    law of horizontality
    30s
  • Q6
    the age of an object in relation to other objects
    absolute age
    sequential age
    relative age
    numeric age
    30s
  • Q7
    a fossil used to date rock layers
    gastrolith
    index fossil
    cast fossil
    coprolite
    30s
  • Q8
    A varve is most like a(n)
    igneous deposit
    fossil plant
    glacial lake
    tree ring
    30s
  • Q9
    What is amber?
    frozen organic matter
    tar that fossilizes insect
    dead bacteria that creates fossils
    tree sap that fossilizes insects
    30s
  • Q10
    If an igneous intrusion is observed through a layer of sedimentary rock, what geological law applies?
    law of thermodynamics
    law of superposition
    law of crosscutting relationships
    law of uniformitarianism
    30s
  • Q11
    . the principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
    uniformitarianism
    superposition
    unconformity
    cross-cutting relationships
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following are all ways that organisms can be fossilized?
    amber, petrification, mummification, freezing
    desiccation, petrification, mummification, amber
    freezing, petrification, desiccation, amber
    mummification, desiccation, petrification, freezing
    30s
  • Q13
    Why are rates of erosion and deposition not reliable for dating very old rock formations?
    average rates of erosion and deposition change too much over long periods of time
    There is no way to calculate these rates
    They are completely reliable
    Erosion and deposition did not occur in the distant past
    30s
  • Q14
    The fixed rate at which radioactive elements will decay by half their abundance.
    varve rate
    half-life
    law of superposition
    rate of deposition
    30s
  • Q15
    Why are fossils relatively rare?
    Fossils can only form in dry environments
    organisms must be trapped in tar to become a fossil
    they must be mummified to become a fossil
    most organisms decay after death
    30s

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