Rocks and Fossils

Metamorphic rocks are formed when there is a lot of

• ice and snow

• heat and pressure

Metamorphic rocks are formed under ....

• Heavy rain and snow

• Heat and pressure

• sediments

Gradually more and more layers build up over millions of years and the sediment turns to …

• mountains

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

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Fossils are______________________________

• are oldest rocks on Earth's surface

• body parts of dead animals

• traces and remains of plants and animals that lived ten thousand years ago

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When magma from the Earth’s core cools down, it turns into rock. This type of rock is called …

• Igneous rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

What is NOT a good place to find fossils?

• rocks

• garden

• ice

Which layer is the oldest?

• Layer A

• Layer D

• Layer F

• Layer C

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Which Layer is the youngest?

• Layer X

• Layer Z

• Layer W

• Layer Y

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What happens first when a fossil is created?

• Bone turns to rock

• Soft body parts decay

• Years sediment pile up

• An animal dies

What living things were fossilized in Layer N?

• Dinosaurs

• Monkeys

• Fish

• Plants

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