
Index Fossil
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7th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
(pg 216) Fossils that are found only in the rock layers of a particular geologic period are called
trace fossils.
index fossils.
carbon films.
complete fossils.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PG 216: Which of the following are characteristics of index fossils?
it must be present in rocks scattered over a large region.
it must have features that clearly distinguish it from other fossils
the organisms from which the fossil formed must have lived during a short span of geologic time.
the fossil must occur in fairly large numbers within the rock layers.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PG 216: The organisms that form index fossils lived
during a short span of geologic time.
during a long span of geologic time.
for about 200 million years.
over any span of geologic time, long or short.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PG 216: How commonly distributed must the fossil of an organism be in order to be considered an index fossil?
The fossil must be rare and unique.
The fossil must occur in fairly large numbers within the rock layers such that it can be commonly found.
The fossil may exist in any numbers, but it must be found within many different layers of rock.
The fossil must occur in small numbers in a very specific location.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PG 216: Scientists use index fossils to...
estimate the relative ages of different rock layers.
find dividing points in the fossil record.
determine branches in the development of species.
estimate absolute ages of specific rock layers.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PG 216: Rock layers in which index fossils have been found can be dated accurately because the organisms that formed the index fossils lived...
for a long span of geologic time.
for a short span of geologic time.
only on land.
in a small part of Earth.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For the picture on page 216: How old are the rock layers in which ammonite fossils are found?
100 to 200 million years
180 to 206 million years
206 to 220 million years
220 to 300 million years
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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