Fossils

Fossils

By Terresa Greenleaf

Multiple Choice

Fossils can be found buried within which type of rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• none of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

The deeper the layers that have been deposited, the __ in time the fossil records are.

• earlier

• later

Multiple Choice

Which layers are the most recently deposited?

• The ones closer to Earth's surface.

• The ones farther away from Earth's surface.

Multiple Choice

A rock strata with evidence of petrified wood and many impressions of plants and leaves may indicate a

• dry and desert-like climate.

• semi-tropical climate.

• wet and warm climate.

• none of the answers are correct.

Multiple Select

Fossil evidence within each of the rock strata shows ___

(check ALL that apply)

• when the animals lived.

• organisms change over a long period of time.

• what the environment was like.

• what the climate was like at that time.

Multiple Choice

Fossil records tell a story about Earth's history.

• This is a TRUE statement.

• This is a FALSE statement.

Multiple Choice

The fossil bed at Ashfall in Nebraska was caused by

• a flood.

• climate change.

• volcanic eruption.

• drought.