Fossils Review Day

The picture shows rock layers next to a road. Layer 3 most likely formed in which of these environments?

• Desert

• Forest

• Ocean

• Tundra

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What is the most common type of rock that fossils are buried in?

• sandstone

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E, F

• F, E, C, D, B, A

• F, E, D, C, B, A

• A, B, C, E, D, F

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually_______ quickly after it dies?

• decompose

• go extinct

• be buried

• rot

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The diagram represents the layers found inside a rocky cliff. The rock layers contain fossils. Which of the following layers of rock is most likely the youngest?

• The layer containing trilobites

• The layer containing amphibians

• The layer containing mammals

• The layer containing fish

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The remains or mark of an animal or plant that lived long ago is____

• fossil

• paleontologist

• fossil fuels

• extinct

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Fossil trees were discovered in a sedimentary rock layer. In the rock layer below are fossils of clams, similar to clams found on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Based on this evidence, we could conclude that the area where the fossils were discovered had what environments in the past?

• Sea followed by a forest

• Forest followed by a mountain

• Forest followed by a beach

• Tundra (frozen) followed by a forest

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

• Scientist

• Paleontologist

• Doctor

• Archeologist

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What type of environment existed when this fern leaf was created?

• Desert

• Ocean

• Forest

• Tundra

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When a species no longer exists it is _________

• Endangered

• Fossil

• Extinct

• Dead

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