Fossils

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Science
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3rd Grade
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Hard
+1
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fossils are often found in hardened tree sap called
imprint
amber
mold
cast
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago is a _____________.
fossil
egg
extinct
endangered
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement is true about fossils?
Fossils can tell us what animals looked like millions of years ago
Fossils are never organisms that lived in the sea
Fossils found today are always terrestrial fossils
Fossils can tell us how animals become extinct
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of information can fossils provide to us?
the color of animals from long ago
the type of plants animals liked to eat
the kind of organisms that lived long ago
the type of water in an environment
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Terrestrial fossils lived on _______________.
water
land
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What answer best describes the relationship between cast fossils and mold fossils?
Mold fossils are formed when minerals fill the cavity left by cast fossils.
Cast fossils are formed when minerals fill the cavity left behind by mold fossils.
Cast minerals and mold fossils are formed when animals leave a footprint in wet mud.
Mold fossils and cast fossils are formed when dead animals are preserved in tree sap.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Someone discovered a saltwater fish fossil on the shore of a freshwater lake. Why could the fossils be found there?
The fish was left there by a fisherman.
The fish moved across the land to get to the lake long ago.
The fish lived in the area long ago when it was covered by an ocean.
The fish was left there long ago by a storm.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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