Bill Nye Fossils

True/False
More than 90% of species that have lived on Earth are still living today.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

True/False
Some fossils were formed when animals were buried in volcanic ash.

• True
• False

True/ False
Some fossils can give us a 3–dimensional picture of the past.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

True /False
Some fossils have been trapped and preserved in tar.

• True
• False

True/False
Most fossils are two million years old.

• True
• False

^True/False
Fossils are usually found in sedimentary rock.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

True/False
There were dinosaurs that had feathers.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The process of petrifaction can include which of the following: 

•  Living plants like trees can be submerged in water  
• Volcanic ash blows into the water
• Silica from the ash soaks into the wood, turning it to stone when it dries
• All choices are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If fossils of fish and sea shells are found in an area that is now desert, we might assume that:

• Fish could breathe air at one time in their history
• Sea shells could live on land millions of years ago
• The area in which the fossils were found was once covered with water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossil evidence cannot reveal which of the following important information about animals that have lived in the past? 

• Size and Weight
• Diet and Behavior
• Exact Year of Death
• Environment