Rock Layers & Fossils Review Game

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Science
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4th Grade
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Medium
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Taryn Dengel
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of rock is most likely the youngest?
The one on top
The one on the bottom
The one in the middle
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If we are looking at fossils in a rock sequence such as sea stars that lived in the ocean, what kind of environment was this layer of rock?
Farm Land
Ocean
Desert
Jungle
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_________ are the remains of plants or animals that lived long ago.
New rocks
Minerals
Fossils
Chemicals
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scientist discovered a fossil of a forest plant in the rocks of a desert. What does this discovery of this fossil most likely tell the scientists?
The area had many volcanic eruptions
The fossils were formed at the top of a mountain
The fossils were formed during a rainstorm
The area was once covered by forest
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rock layer is most likely the oldest?
The layer on the top
The layer in the middle
The layer on the bottom
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sedimentary rock helps scientists piece together the history of Earth most likely using clues from?
humus
fossils
soil
gravel
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fossils are usually found in what kind of rock?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Volcanic
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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