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The scientific study of fossils is called ___________.
paleontology
_________ are people who believe that life on the earth evolved.
Evolutionists
People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called __________.
Creationists
_______ occurs when the last of a certain plant or animal dies.
Extinction
What is the process of removing a fossil from a rock and other materials around it called?
Excavation
T or F? Permanently frozen soil is called amber.
False! It is called permafrost.
Identify the jobs of a paleontologist.
Find fossils, take them to a place to be studied, clean fossils, and prepare fossils for display.
T or F? Fossils have been preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.
True
C or E? The earth is billions of years old.
evolutionist
C or E? Birds developed from dinosaurs.
evolutionist
C or E? The global Flood described in Genesis accounts for the formation of most fossils.
Creationist
C or E? Dinosaurs and man lived on earth at the same time.
Creationist
C or E? Genesis 1 explains the true origin of the earth.
Creationist
C or E? Life on earth developed gradually over millions of years.
evolutionist
C or E? The layers of rock represent geologic ages, or long time periods.
evolutionist
How does the outward appearance of modern animals help paleontologists?
The outward appearance of modern animals helps scientists determine what an extinct animal might have looked like.
