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Lindsay McBride 12 questions 2.5 (2 ratings)

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  1. 1[blank_start]Fossils[blank_end] are preserved remains or traces of living things.
    1. AFossils
    2. BCasts
    3. CMolds
    4. DTrace fossil
  2. 2Which one of these is NOT a step in how fossils form?
    1. Aform when living things die and are buried by sediments
    2. Bsediments sit on top of rock until years pass
    3. Csediment slowly hardens into rock and preserves the shape of the organism
    4. Dsoft part decays and the hard part (bones, teeth) remains
  3. 3Why are fossils found in sedimentary rock?
    1. AFossils form in layers that bury remains
    2. BHeat needed for igneous/metamorphic rock would destroy fossils
    3. CSedimentary rocks take longer to form
    4. DCats love fossils in sedimentary rock
  4. 4[blank_start]Petrified fossils[blank_end] happen when spaces inside organism are filled w/ minerals from groundwater.
    1. APetrified fossils
    2. BMolds
    3. CCasts
    4. DCarbonaceous films
  5. 5[blank_start]Carbonaceous film[blank_end] is an extremely thin coating of carbon on rock. It is left when gases/liquids given off by body and form an image.

    1. APetrified fossil
    2. BMold
    3. CCast
    4. DCarbonaceous film
  6. 6[blank_start]Casts[blank_end] are a copy of the shape of the organism. They're formed when the minerals or sediment fill in space.
    1. APetrified fossils
    2. BMolds
    3. CCasts
    4. DCarbonaceous film
  7. 7[blank_start]Molds[blank_end] are hollow areas or cavities in sediment in the shape of an organism. They're formed when hard parts decays

    1. APetrified fossils
    2. BMolds
    3. CCasts
    4. DCarbonaceous films
  8. 8Which one of these does trace fossils NOT provide evidence of?
    1. Aanimal size
    2. Bspeed
    3. Cbehavior
    4. Dweight
  9. 9Original remains occur if trapped in ______, ______, or _____.
    1. Atar
    2. Brock
    3. Cstone
    4. Damber
    5. Eice
  10. 10We can use fossils to........
    1. Atell about where the organism lived
    2. Btell why the organism existed
    3. Ctell how the organism got its food
    4. Dtell who the organism loved

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