Fossils and Rock layers

Fossils and Rock layers

3rd - 5th Grade

12 Qs

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Fossils and Rock layers

Fossils and Rock layers

Assessment

Quiz

Science

3rd - 5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Bridget Hellmann

Used 40+ times

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

fossil

extinct

endangered

dinosaur

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

fossil

extinct

endangered

minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?

mineral

footprint

cast

petrified wood

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

An animal ate the fish.

The water covered the area long ago.

Today's fish looks the same

The fish is endangered.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

A plant or animal must die and decompose.

Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

An earthquake shifts the land up.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 
A. Layer 2
B. Layer 4
C. Layer 1
D. Layer 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
Which fossil layer is the youngest? 
A. Layer A
B. Layer B
C. Layer C
D. Layer D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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