Fossils and rocks lesson 2

In which kind of rocks are fossils usually found?

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• non of the above

Considering the rock layers in the picture. Which fossil is the oldest?

• Early horse fossil

• the dinosaur’s fossil

• The fossilized fish

• All fossils have the same age

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Considering the rock layers in the picture, which fossil is the youngest?

• Cow skull

• Fish Skeleton

• Dinosaur Bone

• Trilobite

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A fish fossil found on a mountain top would provide an evidence that the mountain was once

• A desert

• A forest

• A plain

• An ocean

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A fern fossil found in Antarctica provides evidence that Antarctica was once

• A mountain

• An ocean

• A river

• a warm land

Which fossil of the following is a terrestrial fossil?

• A fossilized shell

• A mammoth tooth

• A fossilized fish

• A fossilized tooth of a shark

This picture represents an aquatic fossil.

• True

• False

The picture shows a fossil of a Mesosaurus. Which living organism could be an ancestor of the Mesosaurus, and where did it likely live?

• A snake, in tree

• A frog, in water

• An alligator, in water

• A lizard, on land

Which statement is correct about these rock layers?

• This area was once covered with glaciers.

• The latest layer formed on land

• all layers formed underwater

• All layers formed on land

Considering the rock layers in the picture, which type of fossil is approximately 438 million years old?

• X

• Start

• Diamond

• Rectangle

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