FREE SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APOLOGIA

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FREE SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APOLOGIA

GEN SCI 7 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: mold

Answer:

an imprint formed like the object would make if pressed into clay (like footprints)

Question 2: catastrophism

Answer:

the view that most of earth's geological features are the result of large-scale catastrophes such as floods, volcanic eruptions, etc.

Question 3: petrifaction *

Answer:

the conversion of organic material into stone

Question 4: petrified remains

Answer:

original parts either replaced bit-by-bit or preserved by being exposed to water that contains a lot of minerals (shows details within as well as on the surface)

Question 5: third general feature of the fossil record

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Many of the fossils we find are of plants and animals which are still alive today. Some of the fossils we find are of plants and animals which are now extinct.

Question 6: resin *

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a sticky, liquid substance that usually hardens when exposed to air

Question 7: impression

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the fossil resulting after the thin, filmy residue of the carbonate residue is gone and just the impression of the film remains

Question 8: carbonate residue

Answer:

a fossil formed by the thin, filmy residue left when the liquids and gases of a creature's remains are forced out of the creature by great pressure after it has been buried in sediment

Question 9: extinct *

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a term applied to a species of plant or animal that was once living but now is not

Question 10: cast

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solid rock that has the same shape and surface details as the original object

Question 11: types of fossils

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1-molds and casts; 2-petrified remains; 3-carbonate residues; 4-impressions; 5-creatures trapped in ice; 6-creatures trapped in amber

Question 12: uniformitarianism

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the view that most of earth's geological features are the result of slow, gradual processes that have been at work for millions or even billions of years

Question 13: first general feature of the fossil record

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Fossils are usually found in sedimentary rock. Since most sedimentary rock is laid down by water, it follows that most fossils were laid down by water as well.

Question 14: fourth general feature of the fossil record

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The fossils found in one layer of stratified rock can be considerably different than the fossils found in another layer of the same stratified rock.

Question 15: second general feature of the fossil record

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The vast majority of fossils are of clams and other hard-shelled creatures. Most remaining fossils are of either water-dwelling creatures or insects. Only a tiny, tiny fraction of the fossils we find are of plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals.