Fossils

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If a tree fossil is found in the middle of a desert, what can you infer about the past environment of the area?

Back

It used to be a forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

Why is it important to examine fossils from different places and ages?

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so we can gain a better understanding of the ancient environments that they lived in

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

Which of the following describes a group of living things that is no longer living? Options: fossil, extinct, mold, cast

Back

extinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

Back

fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

Back

that water once covered the area

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

If the fossil of an animal has flippers, what can you assume about where the animal lived?

Back

it lived in the ocean

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

Which fossil is relatively the oldest? Options: Trilobite, Ammonite, Crinoid, Gastropod

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Trilobite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

A rock layer contains petrified forest trees on the bottom layer. On the top layer we find ocean fish. What can we infer from this information given?

Back

The area was once a forest, but is now an ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

The age of one thing compared to another.

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Relative Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Front

In a sequence of rock layers, the oldest layer of rock is _______________ and the youngest layer of rock is ___________________ .

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at the bottom; at the top

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4