Fossil Types

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7th - 8th Grade
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Kara Adkins
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
True/False= Fossils are preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past, usually 10,000 + years ago.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The fossil record provides evidence about the history of life on earth, past environments on earth, and ...
how organisms decomposed
how many offspring a particular organism had
how organisms have changed over time
exactly how many of each type of organism existed because everything that dies becomes a fossil
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A dead organism left out on earth's surface will be less likely to become a fossil than an organism that...
gets eaten quickly
is left in a cave
is very large
gets buried by sediment quickly (usually at the bottom of a water source)
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
When an organism (usually plant life) becomes compressed between rocks leaving behind only a thin layer of carbon.
trace fossil
carbon film
preserved remains
petrified (permineralized) fossil
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
When an organism's hard parts are replaced with minerals turning it into a rock/stone. Example above is permineralized wood.
petrified (permineralized) fossil
trace fossil
preserved remains
mold fossil
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What type of fossil is shown here?
preserved remains
cast fossil
carbon film
trace fossil
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What type of fossil is shown here found in hardened tree sap known as amber?
mold fossil
carbon film
trace fossil
preserved remains
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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