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