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The following drawing is a cutaway view of the Earth’s surface. What story might this slice of the Earth tell us?

• The Earth is not level

• An earthquake shifted the layers of the Earth

• There are fish fossils all over the Earth

• Layer A was formed before Layer D

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As sedimentary rock is laid down over time, the oldest layers are usually on the bottom and the newest are on top. Which of the following would have an effect on the order of the rock layers in a certain area?

• Erosion caused by rain

• Rock folding and tilting

• Wind erosion

• Lava flows near a volcano

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Plant fossils that we find today began forming millions of years ago. What allowed the process to begin?

• Consumers ate all of the plants

• Rainfall eroded huge mountains

• Dinosaurs roamed the Earth

• Plants grew, died, and decayed

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Which layer is the oldest?

• Kaibab limestone

• Hermit shale

• Redwall limestone

• Vishnu schist

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Fossil trees were discovered in a sedimentary rock layer. In the rock layer below are fossils of clams, similar to clams that are currently found on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Based on this evidence, we could conclude that the area where the fossils were discovered had what sequence of climates in the past?

• Beach, followed by a forest.

• Rocky and dry, then very moist.

• Forest, and later a mountain.

• Very cold area, then much warmer.

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The tables here give information on animal and plant fossils. Based on the information in the tables, which two fossils would most likely be found together in the same rock?

• Fish skull and cactus

• Mouse skull and seaweed

• Alligator toe bone and fern

• Shark’s tooth and marsh grass

Geologists discovered a layer of rock formed millions of years in the past. Which of the following would provide the best evidence of what the environment was like when the rock formed?

• The time when the rock appears to have formed.

• The sediments from which the rock is made.

• The fossil plants and animals found in the rock.

• The kinds of rocks above and below the rock layer

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Finding fossils of what kind of organism in the rock layers below a forest would lead to the conclusion that the area long ago had a large lake?

• Tall trees

• Small reptiles

• Flowering plants

• Freshwater fish

Fossils are best used as evidence about which of these?

• The processes that change rocks over time.

• How best to conserve natural resources.

• The plants and animals that lived long ago.

• What forces drive the water cycle on Earth.

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Complete the table to show the role each organism has in the food web, based on the students' drawing. Move the correct answer to each box. Each answer may be used more than once.

d

c

b

a

Consumer

Decomposer

Producer

Consumer

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