Fossil Evidence

Studying the fossils of a certain region is best for giving scientists evidence about which of the following characteristics of that area?

• The rates of weathering and erosion

• The type of environment long ago

• The number of earthquakes during the year

• The kind of climate in the future

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The most reasonable conclusion for scientists to draw after finding fossil fish bones in the sedimentary rocks beneath a forest would be that in the ancient past this area was covered by–

• sand.

• rocks.

• water.

• plants.

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In the rock layers below the antarctic, a region currently covered in ice, scientists have discovered the remains of plants that usually live only in very warm climates. What is the most reasonable conclusion for scientists to draw from this evidence?

• The antarctic will be covered in ice for millions of years.

• The climate of the antarctic was very different in the past.

• These plants have adapted to live in the antarctic.

• The antarctic has daylight for only six months of the year.

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The chart shows the kinds of fossils found in a certain region at different depths in the rock layers. At which depth are the most recent fossils found?

• 100 meters

• 200 meters

• 300 meters

• The fossils in all of the depths are the same age.

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The most recent environment for which the sequence of fossils in the chart gives us was most likely what type of ecosystem?

• Ocean

• Desert

• Forest

• Lake

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

According to the evidence, which of the following lived in this area at the same time as the dinosaurs?

• Ferns

• Pine trees

• Sharks

• Squirrels

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A dinosaur fossil is shown. Which question can scientists most likely answer from studying the fossil of the dinosaur?

• What was the pattern of the skin on the dinosaur?

• What was the type of food the dinosaur ate?

• How fast was the heart of the dinosaur beating?

• How many eggs were in the nest of the dinosaur?

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