Fossils

Fossils

6th - 8th Grade

16 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-ESS2-2

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Erin Jameson

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.
bones
fossils
artifacts
organic matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.
True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
rocky

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?
the soft parts - skin, muscle
the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.
mold
cast
petrified fossil
trace fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A _______ is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.
mold
cast 
petrified fossil
trace fossil

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_______________ are fossils in which minerals replace all or part of an organism.
carbon films
trace fossils
petrified fossils
amber

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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