Fossils - Page 4
Questions
- The remains of living organisms are compressed and stuck together over time to form a rock. What type of rock is it?
- In relative fossil dating, where will the oldest fossils be found?
- How is a fossil mold different from a fossil cast?
- A rock is formed from the remains of living organisms. What type of rock could it be?
- What did people believe about the evolution of birds 200 years ago?
- What kinds of fossils are common in Cenozoic rocks?
- Where are most fossils preserved?
- What are the remains of living things that have been preserved in the earth's crust?
- Fossils of sea shells are found in a natural bedrock exposure. How did this rock probably form?
- In what kind of rock will you find fossils?
- How did Charles Lyell's book change how scientists thought about Earth's history?
- Due to Earth's early atmosphere, what was most likely the first organisms to evolve?
- Approximately how long ago did the first dinosaurs appear on Earth?
- Why would a worm stand a poor chance of being fossilized?
- What kind of rock are you most likely to find fossils in?
- What is the Keeling Curve?
- The extinction of which group of animals 65.5 million years ago is thought to have been due to an impact event and global climate change?
- What are two different ways that an organism can become a fossil?
- What can scientists use transitional fossils to study?
- What catastrophic event most likely marked the end of the Mesozoic Era?