Fossils and Strata

Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?

• plants and animals that lived long ago

• how weathering and erosion break down rocks

• the other planets in our solar system

• the transfer of energy from one form to another

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice

• erosion
• cementation 
• pressure
• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans

• weathering
• erosion
• cementation
• deposition

Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

• natural gas

• imprints

• photos

• fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today
• that this fish lacked oxygen
• what kind of animal ate this fish
• that water once covered the area

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is the youngest layer?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Layers of rock found one on top of the other are called

• straight lines

• fossils

• strata (layers)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What could have caused the formation of layer D (intrusion)?

• Sea floor colliding

• An underwater trench

• A volcanic eruption

• Formation of a rift valley

Studying the strata of the Earth can tell us

• how old animals are

• how old rock layers are

• how the Earth formed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4