S3S2 Fossil Record

S3S2 Fossil Record

7th - 8th Grade

39 Qs

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S3S2 Fossil Record

S3S2 Fossil Record

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4, HS-PS1-8

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Peter Chilpigian

Used 57+ times

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39 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do most fossils form?

An insect becomes trapped in amber.

An entire organism becomes frozen in ice.

A dead organism becomes buried in sediment.

A dead organism becomes buried in tar.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence is most important when using relative dating?

the half-life of a radioactive element

the position of sediment in petrified rock

the types of minerals in a petrified fossil

the position of fossils in sedimentary rock layers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do scientists determine the actual age of fossils?

relative dating

sedimentary dating

radioactive dating

mold and cast dating

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Index fossils must meet two criteria, they must have existed for a short period of time and ...

be few in numbers

lived for a long time

be widely distributed

be really old in age

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can scientists learn from studying the relationships between fossils?

how old all rock layers are

how life changed over time

how many relatives fossils had

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the oldest organisms?

1

2

3

4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

what fish are like today

that this fish lacked oxygen

that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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