Fossils

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

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

• Petrified wood

• Imprint

• Amber

• Mold

Which fossil layer is the youngest? 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Cavity in a rock made when an organism decayed

• cast
• mold 
• original remains

Which of these is not a fossil?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

this type of fossil provides evidence of how animals moved; examples include marks left by footprints or tails

• mold
• carbon film
• trace
• cast

Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?

• fur
• lung
• bone
• muscle

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 1

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4