S10.5 Fossil Formative Assessment

Remains of living things embedded or imprinted in a sedimentary rock are called

• fossils

• geodes

• strata

• clasts

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Large areas of Virginia were once covered by seawater. The fossil MOST LIKELY found in Virginia is:

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Examine the fossil record image here. According to the fossil record shown here, which organisms likely existed earliest on the planet compared to the others?

• Trilobites

• Dinosaurs

• Mammals

• Birds

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Based on the information from the two cross-sections of fossil areas shown here, which conclusion can be made?

• Fossils found in layer II were deposited more recently than fossils found in layer I.

• Fossils found in layer III were deposited more recently than fossils found in layer I.

• Fossils found in layer II were deposited more recently than fossils found in layer III.

• Fossils found in layer III were deposited more recently than fossils found in layer II.

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A cross section of rock layers is shown here, including a layer labeled with the letter X and an arrow. Which argument is supported by the presence of the fossilized seashells in the layer labeled 'X'?

• This layer was once a desert region.

• This layer was once beneath the ocean.

• This layer was once beneath a flooded forest.

• This layer was created by a landslide from a mountaintop.

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Several teeth were found in an area of flat land covered with trees and plants. The teeth were examined by a paleontologist, and it was determined that the teeth came from a shark. They found many other shark teeth in this area. However, the people who discovered the teeth were puzzled. There was no source of water near where the fossils were found. What is the paleontologist's BEST explanation for why the teeth were found in this area?

• Sharks used to live on flat land.

• This area was once covered with salt water.

• This area was once covered with freshwater.

• Someone buried the shark teeth deep in the ground.

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Which layer of fossils did Jamie's mom tell him was the oldest?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

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Sedimentary rocks found high in the Himalayan Mountains contain fossils of clams, sea snails, and other ocean life forms. What does this tell us about the Himalayan Mountains?

• A. Continental drift resulted in the movement of tectonic plates.

• B. There was once a large salt water lake on top of the mountains.

• C. Animals, that now live on the mountains, once lived under water.

• D. The plates that formed these mountains were once under an ocean.

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Fossils of a now extinct dinosaur have been found near the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa. The dinosaur could not swim or fly. What does this suggest about the continents of South America and Africa?

• The continents were once connected.

• A land bridge once connected the continents.

• The same type of animals evolved on both continents.

• Prehistoric man transported the dinosaur between the continents.

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You and your lab partner are classifying the rocks found in the sample shown. Which statement correctly describes Sample S?

• Sample S is sedimentary rock because it contains a fossil.

• Sample S is metamorphic rock because it contains a fossil.

• Sample S is sedimentary rock because of its ribbon-like layers.

• Sample S is igneous rock because of its ribbon-like layers.

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