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Rocks, Fossils, & Ages

Authored by Maryalice DeAngelis

Other Sciences, Science

7th - 8th Grade

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Rocks, Fossils, & Ages
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

cooling and hardening of lava

applied heat and pressure

compacting and cementing of sediments

melting of rock

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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If rock layers are stacked on top of one another, where can the oldest layer be found?

The top layer
The middle layer
They are all the same age
The bottom layer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what kind of rock can fossils be found?

Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Granite

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How are fossils created?

Traces of organisms get turned into stone.

Dead organisms are buried quickly and remsin undisturbed for millions of years.

Animals get trapped in resin, tar, or ice.

All of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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According to the Law of Superposition, which layer formed first?

Rock Layer W

Rock Layer X

Rock Layer Y

Rock Layer Z

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Which places in the region receive the most sunlight
The effect of the climate on the formation of the soil
How modern plants and animals interact there
The kinds of organisms that lived there long ago

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