Science/SS Quiz 7

Name the fossil type.

c

true form

cast

trace

mold

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Complete the sentence to describe how the fossil was formed.

​ (a)   replaced bone over a ​ ​ (b)   period of time.

• Minerals
• sediments
• long
• short

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Trace fossils

,

(b) True form fossils

,

(c) Mold fossils

,

(d) Cast fossils

• impression

• used to study behavior

• 3D

• 
• 
• 
• actual plant or animal

• 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fossils are most likely to be found in what type of rocks?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

For an organism's body to become a fossil, it must be ​ (a)   .

• buried right after death
• eaten by other animals

What are the THREE main reasons that many Europeans explored the Americas?

• greed

• God

• gold

• germs

• glory

What was Christopher Columbus searching for when he arrived in the New World?

• he was seeking gold and riches previous explorers

• he was attempting to find a sea route to Asia

• he was seeking land to claim for England

Choose the location where Christopher Columbus "landed" that he thought was India.

Match the following vocabulary words.

• Discover

• To be the first to find out or see something

• Obstacle

• A completed task or goal that has been reached

• Accomplishment

• Something that gets in the way

• Explore

• To travel in a region that was unknown to learn about

Why was it difficult for the European explorers like Christopher Columbus to plan their trips to the New World?

• they couldn't build big enough ships

• there were no maps to show them where to go

• they didn't know how to find food on their journey