4th Grade Evidence from Rocks and Fossils

If a leaf fossil is found in a layer below a fish fossil, the fern is probably ____________ the fish.

• the same as

• younger than

• older than

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Fossils are ______________.

• living plants.

• mineralized remains or imprints of living things from the past preserved in sedimentary rock.

• living animals found underground.

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What evidence has been collected that supports the idea that Earth's surface has changed over time?

• Fossils have been found that give clues to what Earth's surface was like many years ago.

• Earth has not changed over time.

• Ancient people left photographs of Earth for scientists to find.

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Sedimentary rock forms when ______________ is pressed together in layers.

• sediment

• an animal

• a fossil

• a plant

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_____________________ can cause layers of sedimentary rock to form curves and folds.

• Rivers

• Thunderstorms

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

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A scientist found several seashell fossils in the desert. What possible conclusion can the scientist draw from this evidence?

• The desert was once underwater.

• A hurricane brought seashells to the desert.

• A seashell eating dinosaur lived in the desert.

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A group of scientists are digging through layers of rock. Which layer is most likely the oldest layer?

• There is no way to know which layer is the oldest.

• The middle layer is always the oldest.

• The top layer is mostly likely the oldest.

• The bottom layer is most likely the oldest.

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Over time, water can change the landscape by wearing away rocks and forming _________.

• canyons

• mountains

• sedimentary rocks

• volcanoes

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Fossil evidence provides information about ______________.

• how the environment has changed over time.

• when tornadoes occurred

• how mountains formed

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A dinosaur fossil is found in the top layer of a dig site. A tree bark fossil is found in the bottom layer of the same dig site. Which fossil is most likely the youngest fossil?

• the dinosaur fossil

• Both fossils would be the same age since they come from the same dig site.

• the tree bark fossil

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