Rock Layers & Fossils Review Game

Which layer of rock is most likely the youngest?

• The one on top

• The one on the bottom

• The one in the middle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

_________ are the remains of plants or animals that lived long ago.

• New rocks

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Chemicals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which rock layer is most likely the oldest?

• The layer on the top

• The layer in the middle

• The layer on the bottom

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Sedimentary rock helps scientists piece together the history of Earth most likely using clues from?

• humus

• fossils

• soil

• gravel

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Fossils are usually found in what kind of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of fossil would indicate that the area was once covered by a forest?

• Sea Star

• Fern

• Armadillo

• Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Finding fossils of cold-weather plants in the rock layers of a warm southern area suggests that?

• The climate used to be cold

• the fossils used to be more resilient to cold

• the island could be located farther south

• the plants used to be harvested for food

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Where fossils appear in the layers of rock tells use when the animals or plants lived?

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3