Fossils

Fossils

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

4th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

+1

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a fossil?

Back

A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a living organism from the past, often found in sedimentary rock.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?

Back

Bone

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What evidence shows that the Sahara Desert used to be an ocean?

Back

Whale fossils have been found there.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How could there be fossils of ocean animals in states that are hundreds of miles from the sea?

Back

Seawater must have covered those states at one time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

True or False: Scientist's ideas about what dinosaurs looked like have changed over time.

Back

True

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is something that can NOT be learned by looking at fossil footprints?

Back

The animal's body covering.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are trace fossils?

Back

Trace fossils are fossils that show the activity of an organism, such as footprints, burrows, or feces.

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