Fossi

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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29 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How do fossils help scientists
They tell them what going to happen
They tell use where to find other fossils
They tell us what the weather is going to be in a year
Fossils in rocks have given scientists insight into the earths history
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the name of the scientist that study fossils
Paleontologist
faleontolog
halooligi
Rokoliogist
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism
Petrified fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Preserved fossil
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
jenna know that scientists use several methods to help determine the relative ages of different rock layers, including using fossils. which of the following are other ways to determine the relative age of rock layers
choose three
law of superposition
rock half-life
igneous intrusions
faults
radiometric dating
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
mia enjoys studying fossils. she learned how fossils called index fossils are found in the rock layers. The index fossils help scientists study rock ages, in what way do index fossils help determine rock ages
index fossils are widely distributed and are always found in every sedimentary rock layer
index fossils were around only short time but they show up in many rock layers
index fossils are widely distributed but were not around long and so they show up in only a few rock layers
index fossils are widely distributed and were around for a long time and so they show up in may rock layers
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
which of the following is a condition necessary for fossilization to occur
rapid and permanent burial
presence of heat
lack of oxygen
continued sediment accumulation
absence of compression
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
the law superposition states that
younger rocks are deeper in the earth's crust
older rocks are deeper in earth's crust
it is impossible to tell which rocks are older
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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