Which can scientists NOT learn from fossils?

• the colors of animals that lived long ago

• the type of animals that lived long ago

• what the climate was like long ago

• what the environment was like long ago

Index fossils help scientists determine the age of other fossils

• TRUE

• FALSE

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If a fern fossil is found in a rock layer lower then a fossil of a small fish, the fern is probably older.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Scientists are able to tell which fossils are the oldest by looking at the bedrock. Which layer contains the OLDEST fossils?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

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Bethany saw an exhibit at the science center on Earth's surface. She learned that Earth's surface has changed over time. Which BEST explains how we know what Earth's surface looked like long ago?

• We do not know what Earth's surface looked like long ago

• Paleontologists study fossils and other clues from rocks

• Ancient people left photographs of Earth's surface

• Paleontologists study Earth's surface as it is today.

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Based on the image, where would. the oldest rock be found? EXPLAIN your answer!

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What process is least likely to cause fossils in rocks to be exposed?

• the freezing and thawing of ice

• deposition

• earthquakes

• erosion

A rock that forms from sediments is called _________.

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• fossil

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Which kind of rocks are fossils usually found in?

• metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks

• weathered and eroded rocks

• sedimentary rocks

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What do we call the particles of soil or rock that may be eroded and deposited?

• fossils

• sediment

• trash

• moon rocks

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