Fossil Types and Fossil Formation

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Below the ice in the arctic there are rocks with fossils. Some fossils found there are of plants that only grow in warm places. Finding this fossil in the arctic shows evidence to support which statement below?
The rock layer is younger than the ice.
Some plants can easily grow in rocks.
The area was once warmer.
Rock is always covered with ice.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An index fossil is...
a fossil categorization system that lists fossils alphabetically
a type of fossil formation that involves volcanic activity
a fossil that lived billions rather than millions of year ago
a widely distributed fossil, of narrow range in time, regarded as characteristic of a given geological formation
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the three common types of fossils?
Mold, cast, and trace
liquid, cast and trace
solid, mold and cast
gas, cast and mold
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A person that studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric times by investigating the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms is known as a
Investigator
Paleontologist
Researcher
Pathologist
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
___________ ___________ show evidence of the activity of ancient organisms, such as tracks or nests.
dead fossils
Mold fossils
Cast fossils
Trace fossils
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a fossil mold?
Yesterdays food
Nonrenewable resources
An impression of an ancient organism.
Renewable resources
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fossils are found mostly in which type of rock?
Sedimentary
Amber
Solid
Pewter
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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