Fossil and Rock Layers

Fossils are usually found in what kind of rocks?

• sedimentrary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• weathered and eroded

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossil evidence of the same reptile was found in Africa & Australia. This supports the theory:

• Ancient reptiles are good swimmers

• Reptiles liked to move their homes

• All continents used to be together

• This reptile lived on all continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Scientists are able to tell which fossils are the oldest by the layers. Which is youngest?

• R

• B

• C

• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientists think that millions of years all continents were a supercontinent called _____.

• Pangea

• Panama

• Iceland

• Mosasaurs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A rock that forms from sediments is called a...

• igneous rock

• volcanic rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Based on the image below, which would be the oldest layer?

• A

• B

• C

• R

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4