Fossils and Rock Layers

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Forest fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which organism is most likely to become fossilized in the next million years?

• a butterfly

• a giraffe

• an octopus

• an earthworm

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____

• geologic time
• geologic eras
• fossil eras
• fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples of

• casts
• molds
• trace fossils
• preserved remains

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

• the soft parts - skin, muscle
• the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
• all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called

• Decayed
• Evolved
• Extinct
• Preserved

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D
• A, B, C, D, E, F
• F, E, D, C, B, A
• D, F, E, C, B, A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4