Week 2 Rocks and fossils QUIZ

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True
• False

In what kind of rock can fossils be found?

• Sedimentary Rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Metamorphic Rocks
• Granite

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.

• a, b, c, d, e
• b, c, d, a, e
• b, c, d, e, a 
• e, d, c, b, a

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

What is an example of a fossil?

• A rock with an imprint of a leaf.
• A seashell found at the beach.
• A leaf print in a sidewalk.
• A broken piece of a rock.

Why might a seashell fossil be found in the middle of a desert?

• The fossil was moved there by an animal.
• The fossil was moved there by a human.
• The landscape changed over time.
• It was formed in the desert.

Which sentence is NOT true?

• Layer 1 is about 500 million years old.
• There are 3 layers older than Layer 4.
• Layer 9 is the oldest layer.
• Layer 7 has the youngest fossil.

Most fossils form from

• the muscles and organs of the animals body

• the bones, horns and teeth of an animal

• the skin of an animal

• the fur of an animal