Fossils and Rock layers

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

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The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

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Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?

• mineral

• footprint

• cast

• petrified wood

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

• A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

• A plant or animal must die and decompose.

• Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

• An earthquake shifts the land up.

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 

• A. Layer 2
• B. Layer 4
• C. Layer 1
• D. Layer 3

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which fossil layer is the youngest? 

• A. Layer A
• B. Layer B
• C. Layer C
• D. Layer D

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How are fossils created?

• A. Traces of organisms harden like rock. 
• B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
• C. Animals get trapped.
• D. All of the above

Which rock layer is probably the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What do fossils tell us?

• The Earth's history

• The Earth's future

• The Earth's current period

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