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What is the correct order of the layers in this rock?

• first mudstone, next limestone, then sandstone

• first mudstone, next sandstone, then limestone

• first limestone, next mudstone, then sandstone

• first sandstone, next limestone, then mudstone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What was our BIG QUESTION in this chapter?

• What is the order of the past environments of Desert Rocks National Park?

• What was the shale layer made of in Desert Rocks National Park?

• How many layers are there in Desert Rocks National Park?

• Why are there fossils in Desert Rocks National Park?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

We wrote a Scientific Argument to tell what the park was like in the past. What was our claim?

• The shale layer was formed in a floodplain environment.

• The shale layer was formed in a deep ocean environment.

• The shale layer was formed in a shallow ocean environment.

• The shale layer was formed in a rainforest environment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the correct order of the environments where this rock formed?

• first beach, then shallow ocean, then deep ocean

• first beach, then rainforest, then deep ocean

• first deep ocean, then shallow ocean, then beach

• first shallow ocean, then beach, then deep ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Geologists found a new rock layer in Desert Rocks National Park. It is made out of _______.

• mudstone

• limestone

• shale

• siltstone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is shale made of?

• dirt

• sand

• mud

• clay

Which 2 environments did the Inoceramus live in long ago? (CHOOSE 2)

• deep ocean

• shallow ocean

• beach

• floodplain

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

We used this reference book to find ________.

• opinions

• information

• fun stories

• words

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

a group of the same kind of organism living in the same area make up a…

• environment

• population

• inference

What patterns can one notice just by observing this fruit fly family. Choose ALL that apply

• All the offspring are yellow with black stripes like parent 1

• Some of the offspring have brown eyes like parent 1 and some have white eyes like parent 2.

• All of the offspring have long wings like parent 2.

• The offspring look nothing like their parents.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4