Fossils and Mineral Properties

Using the following picture, what can you conclude about this fossil?

• This fossil is a fish

• This fossil is a rock

• This fossil is a dog

• This fossil is a dinosaur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fossils found deeper into the Earth's crust mean they are ______________ compared to ones found at the surface.

• newer

• cooler

• older

• prettier

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is the oldest layer of fossil?

• fish

• shell

• leaf

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

_______________ and ____________ are included in creating igneous rock.

• melting and cooling

• metamorphism

• water and wind erosion

• sediments

How do we measure how bright a mineral is?

• streak

• hardness

• luster

• cleavage

What type of test shows what color mark is left after a mineral has been rubbed on it?

• cleavage

• hardness

• luster

• streak

Identical fossils are found at the same depth within the Earth's crust

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Hardness, luster, color, and ____________ are tests to identify minerals.

• hardness

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

What type of rocks are formed under heat and pressure?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• minerals

Rocks are classified by ....

• how shiny they are

• how heavy they are

• how they are formed

• what size they are