The Fossil Record and The Geologic Time Scale

The Fossil Record and The Geologic Time Scale

5th - 7th Grade

28 Qs

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The Fossil Record and The Geologic Time Scale

The Fossil Record and The Geologic Time Scale

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th - 7th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4, HS-LS4-5

+2

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

Fossilologist
Rock Hound
Archeologist
Paleontologist

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock do fossils form in?

Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Classic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do most fossils form?

A living thing dies and is buried under sediment
The sediment is compressed and compacted 
They are formed in sedimentary rock
All of these answers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would NOT help an organism become fossilized?

shell 
skeleton 
buried quickly with sediment 
soft body parts 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following could form a fossil?

Bone
Shell
Seeds
All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The formation of any fossil is a common event

True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The millions of fossils that scientists have collected are called

The Geologic Time Scale
The Origin of Species
The Fossil Record
A really neat fossil collection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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