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Science Test Ch 2
5th grade Science Test Chapter 2 BJU
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Any part of a trace of a living organism that is natural or preserved after it dies | fossil |
| rot away | decompose |
| Most of the fossils that we see today are clear evidence of a ________________. | worldwide flood |
| Fossils that are made when bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock are called ________________. | petrified fossils |
| Sometimes an organism is pressed into a rock and leaves an imprint, or ________________. | mold |
| A ______________ is formed when sediment fills in the empty space in a mold and produces a copy of the shape of an organism. | cast |
| A ____________ is a dark image made from plants pressed in rock. | carbon film |
| Plants and animals can be fossilized in a hardened, yellow plant sap called _________________ | amber |
| What is a trace fossil? | It is formed from something an organism left behind |
| What are three things in which fossils can be preserved? | tar, ice and amber |
| People draw conclusions about fossils based on what they _____________ about how the earth began. | believe |
| People who believe that life on earth developed gradually, or evolved, are called ___________________. | evolutionists |
| People who believe that God spoke and ____________ the earth and all forms of life in six days are called ________________. | created; creationists |
| Evolution or Creation: Layers of rock represent geologic ages, or long time periods. | Evolution |
| Evolution or Creation: The age of a fossil can be revealed by looking at the layer of rock in which the fossil is found. | Evolution |
| Evolution or Creation: The Flood in Genesis 6 - 8 accounts for the formation of most fossils. | Creation |
| Evolution or Creation: The earth is only thousands of years old. | Creation |
| Evolution or Creation: Life on the earth has developed over millions of years. | Evolution |
| Evolution or Creation: The earth came into being simply by chance. | Evolution |
| Evolution or Creation: Genesis 1 explains the true origin of the earth. | Creation |
| The scientific study of fossils is called _________________. | paleontology |
| The process of removing a fossil from the rock and other materials around it is called _______________. | excavation |
| Put in order the basic steps of excavating a fossil: 1 - Excavate, or remove, the fossils 2 - Make a detailed map of the site 3 - Photograph the site 4 - Number the individual bones 5 - Wrap the bones to keep them from breaking | 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 |
| Creation or Evolution: Fossils were buried by a sudden catastrophe like the Flood. | Creation |
| Creation or Evolution: Simple organisms gradually evolved into new, complex forms of life. | Evolution |
| Creation or Evolution: The position of a fossil in a rock may show how the animal attempted to avoid the Flood's waters. | Creation |
| List two things a scientist cannot know for sure from the skeleton of an animal | diet, muscles, outward appearance |
| In what way does the outward appearance of modern animals help paleontologists? | Make guesses to what it could look like |
| What is one problem with using carbon dating to date fossils? | scientists have to guess to find a date |
| The word dinosaur comes from words meaning ______________. | terrible lizard |
| We know that dinosaurs lived in many different places because dinosaur bones have been found _______________. | All over the world |
| Paleontologists can make good guesses about the appearance of a dinosaur by looking at its __________________. | skeleton |
| The Behemoth, Leviathan, dragons and flying serpents described in the Bible may have been ________________. | dinosaurs |
| Extinction for many plants and animals can be caused by ___________, lack of ______________, or changes in the _______________ | ?, food, weather |
| Evolution or Creation: Birds developed from dinosaurs. | Evolution |
| Evolution or Creation: Dinosaurs and man lived at the same time. | Creation |
| Evolution or Creation: Most animals outside of the ark were destroyed by the Flood. | Creation |
| What are two things that fossils may tell us about dinosaurs? | If they could fly or swim |
| How do we know that dinosaurs and man lived at the same time? | God made them on the fifth day when man was created. |
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