Author Question: Match the type of fossilization with the correct definition. A) Indirect evidence of fossil life ... (Read 75 times)

cabate · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Match the type of fossilization with the correct definition.

A) Indirect evidence of fossil life (i.e. tracks, burrows)
B) Hollows left by dissolved fossils are filled with mineral matter
C) Fine sediment encases plant remains, leaving behind an organic residue
D) Organic pores are filled with precipitated minerals

1) Permineralization
2) Cast and mold
3) Carbonization
4) Trace Fossil

Question 2

What geologic feature is present in this image?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition.

A) Missing time.
B) Faults, fractures are younger than the rocks they cut through.
C) Sedimentary layers/lava
D) The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top.
E) Rocks extend in all directions until they reach the edge of a basin or pinch out.
F) Chunks of weathered rock are older than the rock they are contained in.

1) Superposition
2) Original horizontality
3) Lateral Continuity
4) Cross-Cutting Relationships
5) Unconformities
6) Inclusions

ttt030911 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers: 1) D 2) B 3) C 4) A

Answer to Question 2

Many thanks to you.

Answer to Question 3

Answers: 1) D 2) C 3) E 4) B 5) A 6) F