SCI_07_Unit 07_Lesson 3 Transitions Part 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be used to help scientists study organisms that are no longer alive?

• microscopes

• a globe

• the fossil record

• a family tree

Multiple Choice

Which of the following processes can expose fossil layers that were previously covered by sediments, by gradually wearing away the rock covering them?

• weathering

• erosion 

• succession

• deposition

Multiple Choice

 A paleontologist found a fossil in a layer of sediment. The fossil is a distinctive index fossil. What can they infer from this fossil?

• The age of the sediment

• the temperature of the environment

• The mineral composition of the sediment

• The movement of tectonic plates

Answer the questions on Page 11 of your discovery Journal as you watch the video

​Answer the questions on page 20 of your Discovery Journal