Fossil Types

Fossil Types

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Fossil Types

Fossil Types

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kara Adkins

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10 questions

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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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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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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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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

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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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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of fossil is shown here?

preserved remains

cast fossil

carbon film

trace fossil

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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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