Rocks and Fossils

Which would be an example of a fossil?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Dinosaur Footprint

• Oyster Pearl

• Rotting Log

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Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer

• The middle layer

• They are all the same age

• The bottom layer

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A different type of rock is formed when mud and the bodies of dead creatures

• melts

• sink to the bottom of the sea in layers

The layers gradually turn to stone after

• Weeks

• Millions of years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

An example of sedimentary rock is

• sandstone

• slate

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Sometimes Igneous and sedimentary rocks can be changed to make a new kind of rock called

• Metamorphic rock

• Megaheated rock

If a rock fizzes when acid is dripped onto it, it was probably formed from

• the shells of creatures that lived long ago

• different crystals

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Stony fossils usually take millions of years to form.

• True

• False

Who was known as the 'greatest fossil hunter to ever live'?

• Dr Stone

• Miss Lane

• Mary Anning

• Maureen Dinosaur

When magma comes to the surface or near the surface, it cools down to form rock. This type of rock is called

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock