Science review

Question 1

Which object has the best chance of becoming fossilized

Answer 1

a microscopic organism with a hard spine

Question 2

Petrified wood is an example of a

Answer 2

mineral replacement fossil

Question 3

According to __________ sediment is deposited in large, continuous sheets

Answer 3

lateral continuity

Question 4

Fossilized bird footprints are excellent-

Answer 4

trace fossils

Question 5

A break, or gap, in the rock record is evidence of

Answer 5

unconformity

Question 6

According to _______ processes that are occurring today are similar to processes that occurred in the past

Answer 6

uniformitarianism

Question 7

_____ Might be used to determine the ages of some Egyptian mummies

Answer 7

carbon-14

Question 8

_____ states that in undisributed rock layers the youngest rock layers are on top

Answer 8

superposition

Question 9

Matching rock layers in different parts of the same state is an example of-

Answer 9

correlation

Question 10

Catastophism is the idea that conditions and creatures on earth change as a result of quick violent events-

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Sedimentary rocks are often dated using relative dating methods

Answer 11

true