What Can Fossils Tell Us About Earth's History?

Which fossil is the oldest? How can you tell?

• The oldest fosil is B because it is in the last layer

• The oldest layer is E because it is in the top

• The oldest fossil is A becuase it is on the button

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which fossil is the youngest? How can you tell?

• The youngest fossil is C because it is in the middle of the layers

• The youngest fossil is E because it is on the top of layers

• The youngest fossil is D becuase it is under the crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

_________________________ are the different layers of rock

• Fossils

• Strata

• Earth

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A rock layer at the button of a road cut is __________________ than one at the top

• Bigger

• Newer

• Older

• smaller

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossils are the _____________ of living things

• food

• remains

• scientists

• volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Animal tracks preserved in rock are called ___________ fossils

• trace

• living

• buried

• animal

Fossils may form when plants or animals are buried by ______________

• paleontologists

• water

• animals

• sediments

What do fossils tell us about Earth's past?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2