Earth's History

Index fossils are from widespread species that lived:

• only recently

• only in water

• for a short time

• only on land

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils provide good evidence for all of the following EXCEPT:

• changes in Earth's surface

• how Earth originally formed

• how environments on Earth have changed over time

• How groups of organisms have changed over time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Index fossils are useful because they tell the __________ of the rock layers in which they occur.

• absolute age

• apparent age

• relative age

• temporary age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Lava that hardens on Earth's surface is called a(n) ______________________.

• unconformity

• extrusion

• intrusion

• superposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fossils may form when dead organisms are _________.

• buried slowly

• exposed to microorganisms

• made of hard parts, such as bones, shells, and teeth

• composed of soft parts, such as muscles and tissues

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A fault can be used to find the __________________of a group of rocks.

• absolute age

• radiometric age

• indexed age

• relative age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The footprints in the image is an example of what type of fossil?

• original remains

• petrified remains

• trace fossil

• mold / cast

• carbon film

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of fossil is in the image below? (Hint: this is an IMPRINT in the stone.)

• original remains

• petrified remains

• trace fossil

• mold / cast

• carbon film

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The item in the image used to be a part of a tree, but has been replaced by minerals. What type of fossil is in the image?

• original remains

• petrified remains

• trace fossil

• mold / cast

• carbon film

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A thin layer of an element was left behind by the organism in the fossil. What type of fossil is in the image?

• original remains

• petrified remains

• trace fossil

• mold / cast

• carbon film

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1