Fossils - Mastery Ticket

What can we learn from fossils?

• How earthquakes formed.
• How erosion changed mountains
• How Earth's magnetic field was formed
• How Earth's environment has changed

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What might you conclude if a fish fossil was found on top of a mountain in Kentucky?

• An Earthquake happened there.
• A Volcano erupted there.
• A forest covered that area for a while.
• A Sea once covered the area.

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Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

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What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

• F

• E

• B

• A

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Which of the following questions can be answered by studying these fossil layers?

• What did the fish eat?

• Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?

• Why did dinosaurs become extinct?

• Are reptiles the ancestors to birds or fish?

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When scientists use logic to determine the age of one fossil compared to another, they use this type of dating.

• Relative

• Carbon

• Absolute

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What can scientists learn from the sequence of rock layers?

• Geologic history of that area

• Future geological events

• the number of organisms that live in the area

• the impact that hikers have had on an area.

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What kind of fossil is this?

• Mold Fossil

• Cast Fossil

• True Form Fossil

• Trace Fossil

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This kind of fossil leaves behind evidence of an animal's behavior or activity.

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• True Form fossil