Chapter 10-Fossils

Question 1

The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things.

Answer 1

Fossils

Question 2

The idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change in quick, violent events.

Answer 2

Catastrophism

Question 3

Principle that states that geological processes that occur today are similar to those that have happened in the past.

Answer 3

Uniformitarianism

Question 4

Conditions for fossils to form

Answer 4

More likely to become a fossil if it has hard parts, and is buried quickly.

Question 5

The fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism

Answer 5

Carbon Films

Question 6

Carbon films, Mineral replacement, Molds, Casts and Trace Fossils

Answer 6

Types of Preservation

Question 7

The impression in a rock left by an ancient organism.

Answer 7

Molds

Question 8

A fossil copy of an organism made when a mold of the organism is filled with sediment or mineral deposits.

Answer 8

Casts

Question 9

The preserved evidence of the activity of an organism.

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Answer 9

Trace Fossils

Question 10

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Answer 10

Relative Age