Fossils

Layer 3 contains may plant fossils. Layer 3 most likely formed in which of these environments?

• Desert

• Forest

• Ocean

• Tundra

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Which fossils would help support this hypothesis?

• A and B

• A and D

• B and C

• A, B, and D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What does the fossil tell us about the nature of the environment in the past?

• The area was once covered by water.

• The area was once much cooler.

• The area was once at a higher elevation.

• The area will soon be covered by water.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Plant fossils are found in abundance within the sandstone of the Antarctic Peninsula. The diverse plant fossils found in the area tells us that past the environment of Antarctica was?

• rainy and cold in the past

• warm and temperate in the past

• hot and dry in the past

• cold and windy in the past

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Imagine that you found a fossil of the fish shown above in your back yard. Which conclusion best represents the origin of the fossil based on the evidence shown?

• The last person that lived at your house buried a fish, and it became fossilized.

• The environment in your area once had fish that lived on land.

• The land was covered in water long ago when the fish was buried in sediment.

• The fish long ago were only made of bones and did not have scales.

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Which conclusion best represents the origin of the fossil based on the evidence shown?

• There were no animals in the area at the time this leaf was fossilized.

• The leaf made an imprint in the sediment before it hardened to rock.

• The plants at this time had bones which allowed them to be fossilized.

• The leaf was in the fossilized stomach of an animal.

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Observe the dinosaur fossil above. Based on the shape of their limbs, these dinosaurs most likely lived in what type of environments?

• Amphicoelias lived on land, and Nothosaurus lived in the ocean

• Amphicoelias lived in the ocean, and Nothosaurus lived on land.

• Amphicoelias and Nothosaurus both lived in the ocean.

• Amphicoelias and Nothosaurus both lived on land.

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The study of fossils helps us know ---

• about landforms, plants, and animals from times passed

• about battles and wars

• how people lived

• how planets move

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This is a fossil found recently on a ranch in Texas. Which of the following is mostly likely a modern relative of this animal?

• clam

• coral

• snail

• slug

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This is a fossil found recently on a ranch in Texas. What does its structure tell us about the past?

• This is a fossil of a piece of a mushroom. It tells us what the plants were like in the past.

• This a fossil of a piece of a shell. It tells us that the area was once under water.

• This is a fossil of a berry, common to trees found on mountain tops. It tells us that the area was once at a higher elevation.

• This is a fossil of the wind of a flying insect. It tells us what insects were like in the past.

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