Fossils

The diagram shows rock layers next to a road. Layer F contains many plant fossils. Layer F most likely formed in which of these environments?

• Desert

• Forest

• Ocean

• Tundra

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The rock column above shows the layers in a rock formation. The three diagrams above show the positions of fossils in different rock layers. According to this information, which fossil is the youngest?

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The Davis Mountains in West Texas used to be taller than they are now. Which of the following conditions most likely caused the mountains to become shorter over time?

• Heat and pressure

• Soil deposition

• Rain and wind

• River formation

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By examining fossils, scientists think that—

• plants have changed over time, but animals have not

• animals have changed over time, but plants have not

• many changes have occurred to plants and animals

• it is not possible to determine the past from fossils

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By examining fossils, scientists think that compared to today, in the past Earth's climate has—

• always been the same

• cooled only during the Ice Age

• warmed and cooled many times

• warmed only since humans started burning fossil fuels

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Most fossils are found in –

• frozen rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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What information CANNOT be learned from studying an animal fossil?

• The size of the animal

• How much the animal weighed

• How long ago the animal lived

• The number of offspring the animal had

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock in the Earth’s crust. In which layer of rock should a scientist expect to find the oldest fossils?

• Layer M

• Layer N

• Layer O

• Layer P

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The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rocks and examples of their fossils. Which layer contains the oldest fossils?

• Layer 2

• Layer 4

• Layer 1

• Layer 3

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Which fossil below MOST LIKELY comes from the oldest layer?

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