Unit 3: The Dynamic Earth - Lesson 3: Earth's Plates

Fossils give clues about past environments through traces or remains of _______ that lived long ago.

• organisms

• rocks

• minerals

• plants

Most commonly, fossils are preserved in _______.

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• volcanic ash

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils may be ______, footprints, or body parts such as ______ that have been replaced by minerals.

• impressions

• bones

• shells

• leaves

Fish fossils suggest ______ environment existed.

Palm leaf fossils suggest ______ environment existed.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The significance of the continental shelf in understanding landform data is:

• It provides insights into the geological history of continents.

• It is irrelevant to landform data.

• It only affects marine biodiversity.

• It is solely a political boundary.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Cynognathus is a land reptile with sharp teeth that lived 251-246 million years ago in South America and Africa.

• True

• False

Glossopteris is a woody plant that lived 300-200 million years ago in South America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia.

• True

• False

Lystrosaurus is a burrowing, plant-eating land reptile that lived 250 million years ago in Africa and Asia. True or False?

• True

• False

Mesosaurus is a small freshwater reptile that lived 299-271 million years ago in South America and Africa.

• True

• False