Fossils Quiz

Fossils Quiz

8th Grade

22 Qs

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Fossils Quiz

Fossils Quiz

Assessment

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Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-3, MS-PS1-2

+2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why do scientists study fossils?

to study the development of humans

to learn about the past, the fossils where, what, when, why and how they lived.

to research human changes

they find dinosaurs interesting.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is a trace fossil?

the bones of a plant or animal

the mold of a plant or animal

the imprint of a plant or animal

the plant or animal itself

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A hollow space was left where a bone belonging to an ancient bird had been buried. Minerals filled in the hollow space. What do you call a fossil that forms this way?

true fossil

trace fossil

mold

cast

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Fossil footprints of an extinct kind of elephant are preserved in rock. Tracks a snake made in the sand are preserved in another kind of rock. What do we call these kinds of fossils?

true fossil

trace fossil

mold

cast

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A crab shell is buried in sediments. The sediments get pressed and squeezed into stone. Meanwhile, the crab shell gets washed away, leaving a hollow space the shape of he crab shell. What kind of fossil is this?

true fossil

trace fossil

mold

cast

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually ______ quickly after it dies.

Decompose

Go extint

Rot

Be buried

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A mold fossil is most similar to:

An eggshell with no egg insides

A replica of your teeth made at the dentist's office

A bone your dog buries in your backyard

An insect trapped in tree sap

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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