Index Fossils

Index Fossils

9th - 10th Grade

13 Qs

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Index Fossils

Index Fossils

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2

+1

Standards-aligned

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The best index fossils have which two traits?

widespread geographically, long lifespan
widespread geographically, short lifespan
specific place, long lifespan
specific place, short lifespan

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which fossil makes the best index fossil?

Fossil 1
Fossil 2
Fossil 3
None follow all of the rules

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the best reason that fossil #4 is NOT a good index fossil?

It is not widespread

it is not short-lived (in numerous layers)

It is in half of the outcrops

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these laws will NOT help to determine if something is an index fossil?

Easily recognizable
Lives only a short period of time
Should have many of the same fossils in many different layers of same outcrop
It is widespread

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What can we say about all of the fossil 2s?

they are all about the same age
they are all found in the same place

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Of these, which would make the best index fossil?

trilobite

bird

dinosaur

fish

plant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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