4th Science Madness

What do fossils in rock layers tell us about Earth's past?

• What the weather is like today

• What kinds of plants and animals lived long ago

• How old people are

• How to make rocks

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Which of the following is most likely found in the oldest rock layers?

• A. Dinosaur bones

• B. Bird feathers

• C. Modern insects

• D. Plastic trash

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A scientist finds seashell fossils on a mountain. What does this suggest?

• The mountain was always dry

• The area was once under the ocean

• Seashells grow on mountains

• Dinosaurs lived on the mountain

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Which type of evidence would best support a claim that land was once underwater?

• Tree roots in the soil

• Seashells in a rock layer

• Dinosaur footprints in the dirt

• Bird nests in the trees

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Why are fossils important to scientists?

• They tell the future

• They show changes in weather

• They provide clues about life and landforms in the past

• They help grow new plants

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What can scientists learn from patterns in rock layers?

• Where to build a city

• What movies dinosaurs watched

• How Earth’s surface has changed over time

• How tall mountains are today

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A fossil of a fish is found in an area that is now a desert. What does this suggest?

• The fish could fly

• The desert was once covered in ice

• The desert was once underwater

• The fossil is fake

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Which of the following helps scientists tell the order in which events happened on Earth?

• Size of the rocks

• Color of the fossils

• Depth of the rock layers

• Shape of the land

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What is one reason different fossils are found in different rock layers?

• Fossils change colors over time

• Different plants and animals lived during different time periods

• Rock layers form at the same time everywhere

• All animals lived at the same time

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A layer of rock contains fern fossils. What does this tell scientists?

• The area had a cold climate

• Ferns grew there a long time ago

• Dinosaurs didn’t live there

• The area was once a desert

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