Fossils

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone
• a footprint captured in mud
• a seashell found on the beach
• an insect stuck in amber

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Where can the oldest layer be found?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Process that uses the properties of atoms in rocks and other objects to determine their ages 

• relative dating
• radioactive decay 
• absolute dating

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• A,B,C,D
• D,C,B,A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• C,E,D,A,B
• C,E,D,A,B
• C,E, D,B,A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• A,D, C, B, E
• E, B,C D, A
• B,E,C, D, A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossils of species that existed for  short periods and were widespread 

• trace fossils 
• index fossils 
• original remains 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils that are not the actual organism but evidence of that organism's existence.

• mold fossil
• index fossil
• preserved fossil
• trace fossil

_{Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?}

• F
• E
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1