The Fossil Record

_________ are the remains or traces of once-living organisms

• Fossils
• Artifacts
• Remnants
• Rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What type of rock are most fossils found in?

• Igneous rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Volcanic rock
• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Water-dwelling organisms are more likely to be fossilized.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Match the following.

• form from compression of plant material

• Tar Pit Fossil

• a "copy" that forms from minerals

• Permineralized Fossil

• asphalt covers body and preserves animal

• Trace Fossil

• evidence of an organism's activity

• Carbonized Fossil (carbon print)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Match the following

• formed from hardened tree resin

• Cast Fossil

• Impression left behind in rock

• Mold Fossil

• Dissolved minerals harden & form replica

• Frozen Remains

• Organism and trapped and frozen (DNA)

• Amber/Resin Fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The Law of Superposition states that in undisturbed rock layers, the ​ ​ ​ (a)   layers are at the bottom and the ​ (b)   are at the top.

• oldest
• youngest
• average

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The __________ age of a rock layer tells us if the layer is older or younger than the other rock layers.

• absolute

• relative

• timeless
• average

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The ____________ age is the actual age of a rock or fossil.

• absolute

• relative

• timeless

• average

Radiometric dating is used to find the absolute age of what type of rock?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• volcanic

Which of the following is not a requirement for an organism to become an index fossil?

• lived for a short-period of time

• relatively common

• found only in a small area of Earth

• had distinct features for easy identification