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Fossil Excavation

Authored by Isabella Valeanu

Mathematics

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Fossil Excavation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The excavation team at a fossil site discovers a layer of rock that is 4.8 kilometers deep. If each kilometer contains 1,000 meters, how many meters deep is the layer of rock?

480
48
4800
48000

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A paleontologist identifies 36 nests in a dig site. In each nest, there are 25 fossilized eggs. If 50% of the eggs are well-preserved, how many well-preserved eggs are there in total?

180
225
900
450

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The depth of a particular layer of rock is 7.2 meters. If each meter contains 100 centimeters, what is the total depth of the layer in centimeters?

7200
720
72
72.0

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an excavation, there are 25 sections, and each section contains 13 cubic meters of preserved plant imprints. How many cubic meters of plant imprints are there in total?

338
3250
325
175

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The team discovers 18 layers of rock, each containing 5.6 x 10^2 well-preserved fossils. How many well-preserved fossils are there in total across all the layers?

560
180
5600
10080

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an archaeological dig, there are 24 stone tablets uncovered. Each tablet weighs 3.2 kilograms. If the tablets are to be transported in boxes, and each box can carry 8 kilograms, how many boxes are needed to transport all the tablets?

10
15
12
7

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A geologist discovers a layer of rock containing 5.4 x 10^5 fossilized leaves. If these leaves are evenly distributed across 9 areas of the site, how many leaves are in each area?

5.4 x 10^6
5.4 x 10^4
6 x 10^4
9 x 10^4

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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