Fossils

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People who study fossils are called ____.

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paleontologists

Front

Where can the oldest layer be found?

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The bottom layer

Front

Which layer formed first? Options: Rock Layer W, Rock Layer X, Rock Layer Y, Rock Layer Z

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Rock Layer Z

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Fossils give us evidence about which of the following? Options: plants and animals that lived long ago, how weathering and erosion break down rocks, the other planets in our solar system, the transfer of energy from one form to another

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plants and animals that lived long ago

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

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The kinds of organisms that lived there long ago

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Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

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This land was once under the ocean.

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What is the process of moving sediments from one location to another?

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Erosion

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?

topsoil

,

undersoil

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subsoil

,

humus

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undersoil

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Rocks are made from...

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Minerals