Week 13 Fossils

Which of these is not considered a fossil?

• petrified wood

• amber

• minerals

• footprints

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Which of the following is not a fossil?

• teeth

• shells

• rocks

• bones

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Why would scientists study fossils?

• to learn about physical properties of rocks.

• to learn about the composition of Earth.

• to learn about organisms from long ago.

• to learn about patterns of crystal formation.

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Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Volcanic

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A _________ rock can have fossils in it?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• melted

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Sedimentary rock helps scientist piece together the history of Earth Most likely using clues from _______.

• humus

• gravel soil

• gravel

• fossils

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Priya, Charlotte, and Mia went on a field trip to the Grand Canyon. They found fossils of sea animals on the canyon walls. Why could they find these fossils on land?

• The Grand Canyon and the fossils were once under water.

• Sea animals learned to live on the Grand Canyon walls.

• There was more rainfall in the Grand Canyon when the animals were alive.

• Sea animals were carried onto the Grand Canyon walls by animals that ate them.

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Why can fossils of sea animals be found on land?

• The land and fossils were once under water.

• Sea animals learned to live on dry land.

• There was more rainfall when the animals were alive.

• Sea animals were carried onto land by animals that ate them.

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Which of the following would provide a scientist with the most information about this dinosaur?

• The climate of the location where the dinosaur lived

• the list of gases that were in the air 80 million years ago

• the type of plants that grew 80 million years ago

• a complete set of fossil remains of the dinosaur

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Kai, Sophia, and Jackson found a dinosaur fossil during their field trip. Which of the following would provide them with the most information about this dinosaur?

• The climate of the location where they found the dinosaur fossil

• The list of gases that were in the air 80 million years ago

• The type of plants that grew 80 million years ago

• A complete set of fossil remains of the dinosaur