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Mrs. Welborn - Geologic Time (questions)
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20
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8th Grade
02/23/2011

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Term
Is oil formed from sea animals a fossil ?
If so what kind ?
Definition
No.
None
Term
Is bird tracks in snow a fossil ?
If so what kind ?
Definition
Yes .
original
Term
Is a shell shaped mineral found in rock cavity a fossil ?
If so what kind ?
Definition
Yes.
Mold & cast
Term
Insect in amber from a pine tree ?
If so what kind ?
Definition
Yes
original
Term
Dino tracks in rock ?
If so what kind ?
Definition
Yes.
trace
Term
Sand stone showing ripple marks from water
If so what kind ?
Definition
No
none
Term
Rock like parts of a species of fish that lived a short time in parts of the world?
If so what kind ?
Definition
yes.
index
Term
Arrow head made 1000's of years ago?
If so what kind ?
Definition
No
none
Term
What must happen to a dead organism is a fossil is to form ?
Definition
Must be buried quickly .
Term
What 3 kinds of information can geologists gather from a study of fossils?
Definition
How fast it ran, what the ate, How it took care of young
Term
After major changes in the environment, species either died out or did what ?
Definition
Adapted .
Term
Ere of middle life ?
Definition
Mesozoic
Term
Most recent period in the Mesozioc ere?
Definition
Cretaceous .
Term
Oldest period in the mesozoic era?
Definition
Triassic
Term
Northern part of pangaea ?
Definition
Laurasic
Term
Southern part of pangaea ?
Definition
Gonwandaland
Term
Dinosaurs as large as a two story building?
Definition
Tyrannosaurs
Term
Most recent era?
Definition
cenozoic
Term
most recent period in the cenozoic era ?
Definition
quatnary
Term
5 kinds of fossils :
Definition
Trace, index, molds,casts and carbon film
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