Quiz about Sedimentary Rocks, Fossils, Fossil Fuels

Question 1

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

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animals

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Coal

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petroleum (oil)

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natural gas

Question 2

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

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Natural gas

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Water

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Animals

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Wind

Question 3

Any useful material that is found in nature:

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Natural Resource

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Human Resource

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Plants

Question 4

Fossil fuels are all examples of...

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nonrenewable energy

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renewable energy

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clean energy

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solar energy

Question 5

Coal is an example of a fossil fuel because....

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it is a nonrenewable resource that is mined from the Earth

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it is renewable energy that is mined from the Earth

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it is a nonrenewable resource that is replaced easily

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it is a clean source of energy

Question 6

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

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Natural gas

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Water

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Animals

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Wind

Question 7

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

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they take a long time to form

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they are used to produce heat

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they can be found underground

Question 8

A resource that is not easily replaced and will take a very long time to get more of...

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Nonrenewable

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Renewable

Question 9

Renewable or Non-renewable: Coal?

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Non-renewable

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Renewable

Question 10

Renewable or Non-renewable: Oil?

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Non-renewable

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Renewable

Question 11

Which are ways we use fossil fuels?

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cars and heat

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eating and drinking

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arts and crafts

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paper and building

Question 12

What are fossil fuels?

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coal, oil, natural gas

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coal, oil, uranium

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oil, natural gas, uranium

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geothemals, coal, natural gas

Question 13

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

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coal, oil and natural gas

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charcoal, oil and natural gas

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coal, baby oil and natural gas

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charcoal, oil and cooking oil

Question 14

Which fossil fuel is formed in swamps?

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coal

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oil

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natural gas

Question 15

Which fossil fuels formed in an ocean?

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oil and natural gas

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coal and oil

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natural gas and coal

Question 16

The picture is an example of..

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coal

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oil

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natural gas

Question 17

This picture is an example of...

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oil

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coal

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natural gas

Question 18

This picture is an example of...

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natural gas

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coal

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oil

Question 19

Which fossil fuel is used for energy?

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all of the above

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coal

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oil

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natural gas

Question 20

How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?

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millions of years

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100 years

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10,000 years

Question 21

Are fossil fuels renewable or non renewable?

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non renewable

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renewable

Question 22

The liquid form of fossil fuels is ___.

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oil/petroleum

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coal

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natural gas

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rocks

Question 23

The gas form of fossil fuels is ____.

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natural gas

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oil/petroleum

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coal

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heat

Question 24

The solid form of fossil fuels is _______.

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coal

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petroleum

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crude oil

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natural gas

Question 25

Fossil fuels were formed from ____.

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the remains of once living organisms that were under heat and pressure for millions of years

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the earth.

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sun and water.

Question 26

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

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coal

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petroleum

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crude oil

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natural gas

Question 27

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

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oil/petroleum

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coal

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natural gas

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nuclear

Question 28

This is how oil is extracted (pulled) from underground.

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drilling

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mining

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shoveling

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scraping

Question 29

Which layer formed first?

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Rock Layer Z

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Rock Layer W

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Rock Layer X

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Rock Layer Y

Question 30

How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?

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Compacting and Cementing

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Cooling and Hardening

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Heat and Pressure

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Melting

Question 31

What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?

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Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time

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Bones and Sediment

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Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment

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Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time

Question 32

What rock is made from sand?

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Sandstone

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Siltstone

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Gravel

Question 33

Sedimentary rocks are formed by

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Compacting and cementing

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Cooling of lava or magma

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Heat and pressure

Question 34

How is sediment formed?

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Weathering and Erosion

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Melting

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Pressure

Question 35

What is the breaking down of rocks?

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Weathering

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Clastic

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Vesicular

Question 36

What is deposition?

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Pieces of sediment come to rest on a surface

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Movement of sediment

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Breaking down of sediment

Question 37

Fossils are made by

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Animals or plants are imprinted on a layer of sedimentary rock

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Plants dying

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Breaking down of rocks

Question 38

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

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compaction and cementation

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melting and solidification

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extreme heat and pressure

Question 39

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

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sedimentary rock

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metamorphic rock

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igneous rock

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school house rock

Question 40

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

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erosion

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weathering

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sediment

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cememtation

Question 41

Small pebbles, pieces of other rock, and sand are called?

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sediment

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weathering

Question 42

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

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striped layers

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weather patterns

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tiny crystals

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glassy surfaces

Question 43

Which formation process do most sedimentary rocks follow?

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erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

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cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion

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erosion, compaction, cementation, deposition

Question 44

Which best describes deposition?

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particles settle as loosely packed sediment

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sediment pressing together

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dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together

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running water or wind carry away fragments of rock

Question 45

Which process best describes compaction?

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particles are squeezed together under pressure

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particles glue together as minerals harden

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sediment settles

Question 46

_{Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.}

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True

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False

Question 47

______ is the study of fossils

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Paleontology

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Archeology

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Technology

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Biology

Question 48

What is a fossil

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remains of a plant or animal that was once living

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something dead

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something living

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plant

Question 49

fossils are found in __________

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sediment

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rock

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dirt

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grass

Question 50

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

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The water covered the area long ago.

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An animal ate the fish.

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Today's fish looks the same

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The fish is endangered.

Question 51

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

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sedimentary rock

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metamorphic rock

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igneous rock

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fossils

Question 52

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

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A plant or animal must die and decompose.

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A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

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Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

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An earthquake shifts the land up.

Question 53

What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?

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minerals

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amber

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cast

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mold

Question 54

Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

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sediment

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people

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cement

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ants

Question 55

A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

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paleontologist

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biologist

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chemist

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astronomer

Question 56

Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

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fossil record

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animal record

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historical record

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Earth record

Question 57

Where can the oldest layer of sedimentary rock be found?

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The bottom layer

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The top layer

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The middle layer

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They are all the same age

Question 58

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

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that water once covered the area

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what fish are like today

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that this fish lacked oxygen

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what kind of animal ate this fish

Question 59

Which animal part would most likely form a fossil?

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Bone

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Muscle

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Fur

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Lung

Question 60

Which fossil layer is the youngest?

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A. Layer A

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B. Layer B

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C. Layer C

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D. Layer D

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