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Fossils Quiz

The document is a 10 question quiz about fossils. It asks true/false questions about fossils being remains of past life and fossilologists studying them. It asks for examples of fossils and to define the fossil record. Questions also cover the order of layers in the fossil record, radiometric dating of rocks and fossils, and what the fossil record provides evidence of such as when organisms lived and how they evolved.

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Fossils Quiz

The document is a 10 question quiz about fossils. It asks true/false questions about fossils being remains of past life and fossilologists studying them. It asks for examples of fossils and to define the fossil record. Questions also cover the order of layers in the fossil record, radiometric dating of rocks and fossils, and what the fossil record provides evidence of such as when organisms lived and how they evolved.

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Fossils Quiz

1. True or False: Fossils are the preserved remains of animals,


plants, and other organisms from the distant past.

2. True or False: Fossiltologists are scientists who study fossils to


learn about life in the past.

3. Give three examples of fossils.

4. What is the fossil record?

5. Complete this sentence: The fossil record proves that Earth is

6. Which best describes radiometric dating?


a) Measures the accumulation of radiometric materials in a sample.
b) Measures the breakdown of radioactive materials in a sample.
c) Dates material by measuring radiometric samples.
d) Dates material by measuring the breakdown of radioactive
samples.
7. Which statement describes the order of materials in the fossil
record?
a) Newer layers form on top of the older layers.
b) Newer fossils form on top of the older fossils.
c) Older fossils form on top of the newer fossils.
d) Older layers form on top of the newer layers.

8. The oldest rocks on Earth are


a) 1 billion years old.
b) 5 billion years old.
c) between 3 and 4 billion years old.
d) between 4 and 5 billion years old.

9. The fossil record provides evidence for


a) when organisms lived on Earth.
b) how some species have gone extinct.
c) how species evolved.
d) all of the above

10.

The oldest fossils on Earth are

a) 1 million years old.


b) 1 billion years old
c) between 3 and 4 billion years old.
d) between 4 and 5 billion years old.

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