5th Science Chapter 3 A Quiz

Which of the following best explain how this canyon was formed?

• Floods eroded the sandstone away from the walls. 
• Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as it melted and moved
• Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls 
• Wind blew rocks that crashed into the canyon walls 

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When looking at the layers of  sedimentary rock, which layer is the oldest?

• Top
• Bottom
• Middle 

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When looking at the layers of  sedimentary rock, which layer is the youngest?

• Top
• Middle
• Bottom

If you found a tree fossil in a rock, what prediction can you make of that habitat/environment?

• There once was a forest located there
• There once was a swamp located there
• There once was a tundra located there

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_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones
• fossils
• artifacts
• organic matter

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Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

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In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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Most fossils form from animals or plants that once lived in or near _____________

• deserts
• ice tundras
• water
• forrests

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Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

• the soft parts - skin, muscle
• the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
• all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

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A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.

• mold
• cast
• petrified fossil
• trace fossil

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