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Amplify Science U3Ch1 Test

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A clue about life in the past that is preserved in rock

a)

sediment

b)

canyon

c)

geologist

d)

fossil

2.

A scientist who studies the solid parts of Earth

a)

sediment

b)

biologist

c)

geologist

d)

fossil

3.

Something you notice with your 5 senses

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

c)

Guess

d)

Information

4.

Something you figure out by using what you already know and your observations

a)

Clues

b)

Fossil

c)

Observation

d)

Inference

5.

A valley with steep sides made of rock

a)

National Park

b)

Fossil

c)

Canyon

d)

Geologist

6.

What is an argument?

a)

How scientists tell their ideas and prove how they could be true

b)

How geologists test different kinds of rocks

c)

When you fight with your parents

d)

How scientists make observations

7.

What is a claim?

a)

Money that you owe someone

b)

An animal with a shell you can eat

c)

An inference that makes sense

d)

A document with a signature

8.

What is evidence?

a)

Proof that scientists are smart

b)

Proof that you know something

c)

Proof that I didn't do it

d)

Proof that your idea could be true

9.

What do we know about the type of rock that fossils are found in?

a)

We know that fossils are never found

b)

We know that fossils are always found in mudstone

c)

We know that fossils are usually found in sedimentary rock

d)

We know there are many kinds of rocks

10.

What was the environment of Desert Rocks National Park like in the past?

a)

It was probably dirty

b)

It was probably empty

c)

It was probably full of animals

d)

It was probably underwater

11.

What is sediment made of?

a)

Trash and dust

b)

Sand and rocks

c)

Bones and water

d)

Crumbs and leaves

12.

What happens to sediment over thousands of years?

a)

It compacts and cements

b)

It lays down flat

c)

It makes a big pile

d)

It observes and makes inferences