Rocks, Fossils, & Ages

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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

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compacting and cementing of sediments

Front

If rock layers are stacked on top of one another, where can the oldest layer be found? Options: The top layer, The middle layer, They are all the same age, The bottom layer

Back

The bottom layer

Front

In what kind of rock can fossils be found?

Back

Sedimentary Rocks

Front

How are fossils created?

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All of the above

Front

According to the Law of Superposition, which layer formed first? Options: Rock Layer W, Rock Layer X, Rock Layer Y, Rock Layer Z

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Rock Layer Z

Front

Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?

Back

plants and animals that lived long ago

Front

Finding fossils in an area can help us learn what about that location?

Back

The kinds of organisms that lived there long ago

Front

People who study fossils are called ____.

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paleontologists

Front

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone
• an ancient footprint captured in mud
• a seashell found on the beach
• an ancient mosquito stuck in hardened resin

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a seashell found on the beach

Front

What happens when a species become extinct?

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All of its members have died.