Fossils and Earth's past
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a fossil
Fossils are the remains or traces of ancient living things preserved in rock or sediment.
a rock
a dead animal
a cool song from the old days
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When scientists analyze the fossil record, they find organisms that are similar to some organisms of today with noticeable
changes. How does this help scientists to interpret the past?
It doesn't help them at all.
It allows them to see how organisms have changed over time.
It allows them to see how organisms have remained the same over time.
It allows them to see that there is no relationship between the past and today.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can fossils tell us about Earth's past?
Fossils give clues about environmental changes where the organism lived.
Fossils can be used to date the time period of rocks and rock layers when the organism lived
Fossils can give clues of changes in the organism's body structure over time.
All of the above are true.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists have found large groups of fossils of marine organisms on mountaintops. What does this tell scientists about the past?
That these rocks were once below the surface of an ocean.
That these organisms left the ocean and climbed to the top of an inland mountain to die.
that these rocks were always above the surface of an ocean.
That these rocks must have been moved there by some one else.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where can the oldest layer be found?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How are fossils created?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which layer formed first?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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