Fossils

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 

• A. Layer 2
• B. Layer 4
• C. Layer 1
• D. Layer 3

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Where are most fossils found?

• A. In sand dunes
• B. In volcanoes
• C. In igneous rocks 
• D. In sedimentary rocks 

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The surface of the land displays a mountain range and rivers. What might a scientist conclude about about the environment, based on the fossils in the sedimentary layers? 

• A. The land was once a rainforest. 
• The area was once covered by a desert. 
• C. The area was once a grassy plain. 
• D. The area was once near or covered by an ocean. 

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Which fossil layer is the youngest? 

• A. Layer A
• B. Layer B
• C. Layer C
• D. Layer D

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How are fossils created?

• A. Traces of organisms harden like rock. 
• B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
• C. Animals get trapped.
• D. All of the above

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What had to be applied in order to make buried organic matter into fossil fuels?

• A. Industrial Pollution
• B. Ocean Currents
• C. Volcanic Activity
• D. Heat and pressure

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Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then -

• A. buried and squeezed and cemented together. 
• B. melted by the heat of the Earth's core
• C. completely dissolved in the salt water of the ocean 
• D. used by humans as a natural resource

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True or false: All once-living organisms left behind fossils.

• True.
• False.

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What are the hardened remains of living things that died long ago?

• Extinct

• Fossils
• Metamorphic rock
• Minerals

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People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists

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