S3S2 Fossil Record

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7th - 8th Grade
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Peter Chilpigian
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39 questions
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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
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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
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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
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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
Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the oldest organisms?
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2
3
4
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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