Fossils

Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples of

• casts
• molds
• trace fossils
• preserved remains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____

• geologic time
• geologic eras
• fossil eras
• fossil record

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a short period of time but was spread across multiple locations.

• True
• False

Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

• When organisms changed or evolved

• when organisms appeared on Earth

• when organisms became extinct

• All the above

The specific day you were born.

• Relative Date

• Absolute Date