A Fossil's Journey Through Time

Where was the fossil of the ancient trilobite found? (Paragraph 1)

• On the ocean floor

• Deep beneath the Earth's crust

• In a desert

• On a mountain peak

What type of rock was the trilobite fossil trapped in? (Paragraph 1)

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Volcanic rock

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What was the trilobite fossil once part of? (Paragraph 1)

• A desert ecosystem

• A forest ecosystem

• A thriving underwater ecosystem

• A mountain ecosystem

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What process ensured that each new layer of sediment preserved the trilobite deep within the oldest rocks? (Paragraph 2)

• Erosion

• Superposition

• Evaporation

• Photosynthesis

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What eventually transformed the loose sediments into solid sedimentary rock? (Paragraph 2)

• Wind and rain

• Pressure and heat

• Sunlight and water

• Freezing and thawing

What was the trilobite buried by in the beginning of its fossil journey? (Paragraph 2)

• Ice and snow

• Mud and sand

• Leaves and branches

• Ash and lava

What causes the Earth's surface to reshape over millions of years? (Paragraph 3)

• Erosion by wind and water

• Plate tectonics

• Human activities

• Solar flares

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What happens when tectonic plates collide and pull apart? (Paragraph 3)

• They create deserts

• They create mountains, valleys, and oceans

• They create forests

• They create rivers

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What is the mantle? (Paragraph 3)

• The outermost layer of the Earth

• The hot, flowing layer beneath the lithosphere

• The core of the Earth

• The layer where plants grow

What happens to a fossil when the land above buckles and pushes upward? (Paragraph 3)

• It gets buried deeper

• It is lifted closer to the surface

• It turns into a diamond

• It disappears

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