Evidence of Evolution

In an undisturbed rock formation, the rocks on the bottom are the oldest.

• Sometimes

• True

• Always

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A ____________fossil is formed when sediments harden around the buried remains of an organism.

• dinosaur

• mold

• absolute

• Jordan Poole

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Footprints formed in mud that later turned to rock are called _________ fossils.

• active

• trace

• mud

• transitional

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is NOT a fossil?

• outline of a fern found in a rock

• petrified wood in the desert

• baby mammoth found in a glacier

• old stone tools found in a cave

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Petrified wood, fossils that look very like the original trees but that are now actually made up of rock materials, are the result of the process called__________________

• mineralization

• hypothesize

• natural grading

• environmental change

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In the trashcan in Jalynee's room, there were many wrappers from snacks. At the bottom of the trash there was a candy bar wrapper. In the middle, there was a peace of plastic from a slice of cheese. On the top of the rest of the trash is a granola bar wrapper. Assuming the trash has never been mixed up, which snack did Jalynee eat the longest ago? Which type of dating did you use to answer?

• the granola bar; absolute-age dating

• the granola bar; relative-age dating

• the candy bar; absolute-age dating

• the candy bar; relative-age dating

When the last individual of a species dies, that species is considered ____.

• adapted

• extinct

• rare

• evolved

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Change in a population over time is called _____.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Depending on the location, Earth's tectonic plates move between 1 and 15 cm each year. This is called a _____________environmental change.

• absolute

• relative

• sudden

• gradual

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A volcanic eruption or a meteorite impact can throw ash and dust into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight for many years. This is an example of _________ changes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2