Earth Science, Wednesday Bell Ringer Quiz, 2.6.19

Analyze the seashell found in the white layer.  Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

• It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.
• It is older than the layers below it.
• It is younger than the layers above it.
• It is older than the layers above it.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What conditions allow dead organisms to change into fossils?

• Slow burial
• Soft parts present
• Exposure to scavengers
• Hard parts present

What two things in forming igneous and metamorphic rocks would destroy fossil material?

• Heat and water
• Pressure and water
• Sediment and heat
• Heat and pressure

Fossils are most often found in what type of rock?

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• None of the Above

Not including the Precambrian, how many Era’s are there?

• 4

• 12

• 3

• 7

During what Era do we currently live?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

When did modern man first appear?

• Cambrian Period

• Tertiary Period

• Cretaceous Period

• Quaternary Period

How many Periods are there?

• 3

• 16

• 12

• 4

What period provides the first record for many plant and animal groups?

• Cambrian

• Precambrian

• Ordovician

• Permian

During what Era did organisms invade Earth's land masses?

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Devonian

• Mississippian