Which of the following is an example of a fossil?

A rock that has been broken down

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

Fossils can ONLY teach us about plants.

Fossils teach us about the past.

Fossils are mostly found in sedimentary rock.

There is more than one type of fossil.

Which conditions might lead to fossil formation? (Choose 3)

Getting buried quickly by sediment

getting eaten by another animal

What is a good rule to follow when determining the age of rock layers?

The rock layers get older as you dig deeper.

The oldest is always on the top.

The layers position does not necessarily tell you about the age.

The youngest is always on the bottom.

In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?

Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.

The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

Only a few of its members are still living.

The animals can no longer lay eggs.

All of its members move to another place.

What happens to insects when they become trapped in amber?

they are preserved (they stay the same)

Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?

plants and animals that lived long ago

how weathering and erosion break down rocks

the other planets in our solar system

the transfer of energy from one form to another

Finding warm-weather plant fossils in the layers of a cold northern island suggests that

the area used to be located further south

the people used to eat the plants

How could there be fossils of ocean animals in states that are hundreds of miles from the sea?

Seawater must have covered those states at one time.

Lots of the same animals live in those states too.

Groundwater must have carried to fossils to those states.

Animals carried the fossils to those states.

Fossils

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists who study fossils are called

Geologists

Paleontologists

Fossil Scientists

Meteorologists

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer is oldest?

A

W

G

Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fossilized tracks or other evidence of activity of an organism.

trail

trace

index

absolute

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things...

clay

fossils

igneous rocks

silt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rock are fossils found in?

sedimentary

igneous

metamorphic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can we learn from studying fossils?

What time period plants and animals existed.

Which types of food animals may have eaten.

That certain plants and animals no longer exist on Earth

All of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the fossil called when an organism decays and leaves a hollow space in a rock?

mold

trace

body

cast

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Fossils

36 questions

Scientists who study fossils are called

Which layer is oldest?

Fossilized tracks or other evidence of activity of an organism.

The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things...

Which type of rock are fossils found in?

What can we learn from studying fossils?

What is the fossil called when an organism decays and leaves a hollow space in a rock?

Animals often leave clues behind, like footprints and burrows, that teach scientists more about their habits and activities. What are these fossils called?

If a scientist finds a complete dinosaur skeleton, which type of fossil have they found?

What can become a fossil?

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