WorksheetsRock Patterns Bundle 2 Stemscopes
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
This is the outermost layer of he earth. It is made of rock, soil and seabed. It is 5 to 25 miles thick and fossils can be found here.
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
This is an igneous, sedimentary or metaphoric rock that has been changed by heat and pressure into another type of rock.
Sedimentary Rock
Sediment
Fossil
Metamorphic Rock
This is the preserved remains of plants or animals and evidence of animals that lived long ago.
What is a fossil
What is sediment
What is evidence
What is an artifact
This layer of the earth is between the mantle and the inner core. It is made of molten iron and nickel and is 1.400 miles thick. Which layer am I?
The inner core
The crust
The outer core
The mantle
This layer of the earth is at the center of the earth. It is made of solid iron and is 900 miles thick. Which layer am I?
The outer core
The inner core
The crust
The mantle
When sediment is deposited and pressed together to make a rock, fossils are often found here. What am I?
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Sediment
This is a tiny particle of rock or organic matter
Sediment
Sand
rock
gravel
Which of the following describes the outermost layer of Earth?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Which layer of the Earth is made of hot, molten/liquid rock?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Earth's Core is made of.....
Sillicate rocks and minerals
Iron
Nickel
Both b and c
Which type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Which type of rock can contain fossils?
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Which type of rock can become a metamorphic rock?
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
An old metamorphic rock
All of the above
What is the correct sequence for explaining the formation of a rock?
cementation, deposition, compaction
compaction, cementation, deposition
deposition, cementation, compaction
deposition, compaction, cementation
Two fossils are found in a sedimentary rock. One is found in the very top layer and one is found in a middle layer. Which one is older?
The one in the top layer
The one in the middle layer
What is a fossil?
A living organism
The organic matter that makes up an organism
The preserved remains of a once living organism
A type of rock
Fossils are found in...
Igneous rock
Molten rock (magma)
Sedimentary Rock
Saltwater
Fossils found in deeper layers of rock are ________________ than fossils found in shallower layers of rock.
older
younger
the same age
Jamie, a fourth grade student, brought home several different items from the beach. Which item is a fossil?
a clam that died on the way home
a rock with an imprint of a seashell
a clump of seashells stuck together
two seashell halves that fit together
What most likely occurred to allow the fish to be preserved so well?
The fish got buried in sediment.
The fish got moved along until it landed in a safe, quiet place.
Animals ate the fish so the bones were clean and ready to turn to fossils..
Temperature and pressure increased until conditions were right to form fossils.
Paleontologists study rocks and fossils to interpret what ancient environments were like. They use grids on rock surfaces that are covered with fossils. What are they UNABLE to determine using this method?
Whether they were living in the shade or the sun.
The variety of plants and animals that lived there.
Whether the environment was on land or in the water.
Whether there were more consumers or predators.
Scientists found many fern fossils in a location that is now a desert. Which explanation for this fossil find is most likely?
Ferns used to be able to grow in the desert.
The landscape of the area changed over time.
Many years ago humans misplaced the fossil.
The fern migrated from the forest to the desert after it died.
Looking at the image, what can be concluded about the fossil?
Fossils have changed over the years
The fossil can be easily recognized because it is the same as modern day ferns.
Ferns used to be bigger that they are now.
Ferns grew on land and in the water
Which layer of the earth is the oldest?
Layer F
Layers D and E
Layer C
Layer A
