The remains or imprint of an animal or plant life that has been preserved

A plant that was eaten by an animal

A fish fossil was found in layer A. What does this tell us about the possible history of this area?

That area used to be underwater

Fish used to live on land there

Layer A is currently covered in water

What do scientists learn from studying rock layers?

The relative date the animal/plant died

The exact date the animal/plant died

What do scientists learn from studying rock layers?

The relative date the animal/plant died

The exact date the animal/plant died

The Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships states that an igneous intrusion is

always younger than the layers it cuts across

always older than the layers it cuts across

the same age as the rock it melted

none of the answers are correct

Relative age dating is used to determine the...

age of one event in comparison with other events

length of time between two events

rate at which a gologic process occurs

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone

Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone

The environment plays a crucial role in an organism's ability to fossilize. Which is the best location for fossilization?

bottom of a lake covered by sediment

very dry environments, such as land

an environment exposed to natural elements

Several factors affect an organism's ability to fossilize. A sedimentary depositional environment allows organisms to be buried by sediment before which of the following can occur?

decay, weathering, or scavengers destroy the remains

decay or weathering destroy the remains

While examining a layer of rock, a scientist found a fossil of a trilobite like the one shown below. The scientist knows that trilobites only lived during the Paleozoic era. The scientist finds fossilized remains of other species in the same rock layer as the trilobite. What can the scientist conclude about these other fossils?

The organisms that formed them likely also lived during the Paleozoic era.

The organisms that formed them must have evolved from trilobites.

The organisms that formed them likely went extinct before the Paleozoic era.

The organisms that formed them are still living in modern times.

Fossils in Rock Layers

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-1

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Charles Martinez

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34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer is the oldest?

c

a

b

d

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many LAYERS are there?

6

7

5

2

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What fossil is the oldest?

d

b

a

c

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer would have the most fossils?

l

a

z

not enough information

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What layer is the youngest?

a

l

d

z

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are rock layers formed?

all that apply

from the particles of older rocks

weathering

erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the magma at in this picture?

none of the above

c

f

d

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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Fossils in Rock Layers

34 questions

Which layer is the oldest?

How many LAYERS are there?

What fossil is the oldest?

Which layer would have the most fossils?

What layer is the youngest?

How are rock layers formed?

Where is the magma at in this picture?

What fossil is the youngest?

What is a fossil?

Which rock layer is probably the oldest?

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