Ages of rocks & fossils- Chapter 3 Practice

Ages of rocks & fossils- Chapter 3 Practice

4th Grade

21 Qs

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Ages of rocks & fossils- Chapter 3 Practice

Ages of rocks & fossils- Chapter 3 Practice

Assessment

Quiz

Science

4th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Adams

FREE Resource

21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which rock layer is the youngest?
L
M
N
P

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of a fossil?
A rock with an imprint of a leaf.
A seashell found at the beach.
A leaf print in a sidewalk.
A broken piece of a rock.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which rock layer is the oldest?
1
2
3
They are all the same age.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might a seashell fossil be found in the middle of a desert?
The fossil was moved there by an animal.
The fossil was moved there by a human.
The landscape changed over time.
It was formed in the desert.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which fossil formed most recently?
cow skull
dinosaur bone
trilobite
clamshell

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What likely caused the layers to shift?
volcano
weathering
erosion
earthquake

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A scientist says that layers Y and M are the same age. How does he know this?
They are found in the same type of rock.
They are the lowest layers.
They have the same type of fossil.
They are near each other.

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