ST 9 LVL 1Sedimentary Rocks & Past Environments OPEN NOTE quiz

PINK or GRAY What environment most likely formed the limestone seen here?

• Dry, arid desert
• Swampy, muddy lake
• Warm, shallow sea
• Glacial moraine till

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PINK or GRAY Which environment does sandstone usually NOT form in? Select the TWO that apply.

• glaciers
• rivers
• swamps
• beaches
• deserts

PINK or GRAY Sedimentary rocks are formed by

• freezing magma and/or lava
• heat and pressure changes
• lithification of rock particles

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PINK or GRAY The more the sediments are transported the smoother and rounder they become

• true
• false

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BLUE or GRAY What environment is coal formed in?

• warm, shallow seas
• warm, swampy areas
• deep oceans
• deserts
• glaciers

BLUE Gypsum is used to make drywall. It is also added to medicines and bakery products--YUM! What type of environment is gypsum formed in?

• ancient seas
• swamps
• deep oceans
• deserts
• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

PINK or GRAY What is one environment limestone forms in?

• warm shallow seas
• swamps
• deserts
• glaciers

PURPLE or BLUE Based on the fossils that you examined in these lab stations, which statement best described the past climate & environment in Ohio when the organisms were alive?

• Under an arctic ocean
• Under a warm, shallow sea
• In a tropical rain forest
• In a desert

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PURPLE Which of the following are most likely to be preserved as a fossil?

• An organism that dies and is buried quickly
• An organism that dies and is buried slowly
• An organism that dies and is eaten by a scavenger

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PURPLE Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good INDEX FOSSIL (on the back of your PURPLE fossil paper) On the Practice Google Form you were instructed to write down the definition of an Index Fossil!!! (SELECT only ONE option below)

• A. The organism existed over several geologic periods.
• B. Easily identifable.
• C. The organism is common (lots of them)

• D. The organism lived for a very short period of time (geologically)