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Paleontology
Unit 4 - Science 6th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FOSSILS OF ORGANISMS THAT WERE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED BUT THAT LIVED FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME | INDEX FOSSILS |
| THE PRESERVED REMAINS OR EVIDENCE (TRACES) OF ORGANISMS | FOSSILS |
| THE IDEA THAT THE SAME GEOLOGIC PROCESSES THAT SHAPED THE EARTH'S SURFACE IN THE PAST CONTINUE TO SHAPE EARTH'S SURFACE TODAY | UNIFORMITARIANISM |
| THE STUDY OF PAST (ANCIENT) LIFE | PALEONTOLOGY |
| EVIDENCE OF PAST LIFE ON EARTH AS WELL AS CHANGES TO EARTH'S CLIMATE AND GEOLOGY IS FOUND IN ___ | FOSSILS RECORD |
| THREE GRADUAL PROCESSES DESCRIBED BY UNIFORMITARIANISM | WEATHERING, EROSION & DEPOSITION |
| FOSSILS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS FOUND IN ___ ROCK | SEDIMENTARY |
| TRUE OR FALSE? A FOSSIL IS THE REMAINS OF AN ORGANISM. | FALSE - A FOSSIL IS THE PRESERVED REMAINS OF AN ORGANISM AND ALSO THE PRESERVED TRACES OF AN ORGANISM (FOOTPRINTS, BURROWS, NESTS, DUNG) |
| FOSSILS OF ANCIENT SEA LIFE FOUND IN MOUNTAINS IN NORTH GEORGIA ARE EVIDENCE OF CHANGE TO EARTH'S ___. | LANDFORMS |
| FOSSILS OF SIMILAR ORGANISMS FOUND ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA & THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA ARE EVIDENCE OF CHANGE TO EARTH'S ___. | CONTINENTS |
| FOSSILS OF ANCIENT TROPICAL PLANTS FOUND IN ALASKA ARE EVIDENCE OF CHANGE TO EARTH'S ___. | CLIMATE |