Fossils Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are the two key requirements for fossilization? Click 2 choices
Sun
Burial
Hard Parts
Soft Tissue
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do fossils need hard parts instead of soft parts?
The soft parts decompose faster
They are easier to hide from scavengers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do fossils needs to be buried?
To keep them from getting too hot.
To protect them from oxygen, bacteria, and scavengers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who had the belief that some crustal rock arrived at the surface of the earth as molten rock (lava)?
Neptunists
Plutonists
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT an example of a trace fossil?
Burrows
Complete skeleton
Nests
Footprints
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Fossils have been found in all places EXCEPT________
Layers of rock
Amber
Caves
Lava
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which type of rocks are most fossils found in ?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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