ES08-1 FOSSILS

Fossils are made of _____.

• rocks
• bones
• dirt

A fossil found on the bottom is the ________.

• oldest
• youngest

Which animal is the youngest in site 1?

• bird
• ammonite 
• shell

In layer G what animal is present?

• mammal
• dinosaur
• trilobite

What animal is present in layer D?

• dinosaur
• bird
• shell

What kind of fossil is this?

• trilobite
• crinoid
• fern

What is superposition?

• young is above old
• young is the same as old
• old is above young

What is relative dating?

• when an object is older or younger compared to an event
• when an object is the same as an event

A fossil is ____.

• a dead rotten animal
• the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
• a plant that dried up

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists