Fossils

What layer is the oldest?

• Layer C

• Layer B

• Layer D

• Layer A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which statements describe the fossils in layer C? Pick 2 correct answers.

• One was a very large land animal.

• The fossils formed in the last few years.

• The fossils formed a very long time ago.

• The organisms lived most of their lives in the ocean.

• The animals found then are the same type as animals found today.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which picture shows a fossil of an extinct organism?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils form very quickly.

• True

• False

What might a scientist learn from a dinosaur tooth fossil?

• what things the dinosaur saw when it was living

• what the dinosaur thought about when it was living

• what year the dinosaur was born

• what things the dinosaur ate when it was living

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

After studying about fossils, a student said, "I want to be a paleontologist when I grow up." What does a paleontologist do?

• A paleontologist studies fossils.

• A paleontologist studies cultures of the past.

• A paleontologist studies ocean mammals.

• A paleontologist is a scientist who studies all living things.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What are the hardened remains of living things that died long ago?

• Extinct

• Fossils

• Metamorphic rock

• Minerals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It is the record of all living things that ever existed.

• It shows how our climate has always stayed the same.

• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth long ago.

• It is a fossil you record on your iPad.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of these fossils is a trace fossil?

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What conclusions could you make about the environment where this fossil formed?

• It was under water.

• It might have been a grassland.

• It was snowy and cold.

• It's a fossil of a flying animal that lived in the mountains..

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1