sedimentary Rocks and Fossils

Fossils are an important source of

• fuel for making electricity

• fuel for our cars

• information about life on Earth a long time ago

• information about life on Earth now

The dinosaur skeletons that you see in museums are usually

• actual dinosaur bones

• models of the skeleton

Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.

• True
• False

what kind of rock is formed when sediments are buried, compressed and cemented together? 

• Metmaorphic
• Magma
• Sedimetnary
• Igneous

Which layer is the oldest?

• Layer A

• Layer D

• Layer F

• Layer C

Which Layer is the youngest?

• Layer X

• Layer Z

• Layer W

• Layer Y

Which rock is made of layers?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

What can we learn from fossils?

• The effect of earthquakes

• How living things change over time.

• What animals will look like in the future

What was the environment for Layer W like?

• A forest

• Underwater

• A desert

• A jungle

Coal, oil, and natural gas are _______________ because they are resources formed over millions of years from the remains of living organisms.

• fossils

• fossil fuels

• organic matter

• sedimentary rocks