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Fossils

Authored by Elane Ennis

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Extinct means

A dead animal has become fossilized.

There is no more of a species left.

Permineralization has occured within the fossil.

The fossil has become petrified.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which layer is oldest?

A
W
G
Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

an insect stuck in amber

a petrified dinosaur bone

a seashell found on the beach

a footprint captured in mud

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The deeper the layer the fossil is found, the older the fossil will likely be.

True

False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

At the top of the rock layers
Near the bottom of the rock layers
In the middle of the rock layers
Somewhat near the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What kind of fossil is this?

Mold fossil

Cast fossil

True Form fossil

Trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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