Which is the BEST evidence scientists have concerning the existence of dinosaurs?

Cave paintings of ancient dinosaurs

Stories passed down from generation to generation

Photographs of similar animals, like the Loch Ness Monster

The diagram represents a cross-section of a cliff. It shows several rock layers containing fossils. Which of the following layers of rock is most likely the youngest?

The layer containing trilobites

The layer containing amphibians

The preserved remains of a dead plant or animal found in a rock

Fuels that formed from the decayed remains of plants and animals

A solid natural material that has a crystal form and its own set of properties

A resource that can replace itself in a relatively short period of time

Scientists claim that the area around the Grand Canyon was once covered by an ocean. What evidence would support their claim?

Fossils of ocean animals were found at the Grand Canyon

Dinosaur footprints were found near the Grand Canyon

Fish were found living in the rivers of the Grand Canyon

Bones from desert animals were found at the Grand Canyon

The following drawing is a cutaway view of the Earth’s surface. What story might this slice of the Earth tell us?

An earthquake shifted the layers of the Earth

There are fish fossils all over the Earth

Layer A was formed before Layer D

Plant fossils that we find today began forming millions of years ago. What allowed the process to begin?

Consumers ate all of the plants

Scientists see three layers of rock exposed on the side of a hill. The bottom layer is sandstone with fossils of a certain species of reptile found only in this geographic location. The middle layer is volcanic ash. The top layer is mud stone (shale) with fossils of a different species of reptile. The fossil evidence supports which hypothesis about the extinction of the older reptile species?

The older reptile species went extinct because a volcanic eruption caused the environment to change

The older reptile species went extinct because sea levels rose and flooded its habitat.

The older reptile species went extinct because a predator was introduced into the environment.

The older reptile species went extinct because it could not compete with the younger reptile species

How can scientists learn about dinosaurs even though they have been extinct for millions of years?

By studying fossils found all over the Earth

By studying fossil fuels found deep in the Earth

By studying places where erosion took place

By studying places where deposition took place

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The diagram shows rock layers next to a road. Layer F contains many plant fossils. Layer F most likely formed in which of these environments?

Desert

Forest

Ocean

Tundra

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The rock column above shows the layers in a rock formation. The three diagrams above show the positions of fossils in different rock layers. According to this information, which fossil is the youngest?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The Davis Mountains in West Texas used to be taller than they are now. Which of the following conditions most likely caused the mountains to become shorter over time?

Heat and pressure

Soil deposition

Rain and wind

River formation

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

By examining fossils, scientists think that—

plants have changed over time, but animals have not

animals have changed over time, but plants have not

many changes have occurred to plants and animals

it is not possible to determine the past from fossils

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

By examining fossils, scientists think that compared to today, in the past Earth's climate has—

always been the same

cooled only during the Ice Age

warmed and cooled many times

warmed only since humans started burning fossil fuels

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Most fossils are found in –

frozen rock

igneous rock

sedimentary rock

metamorphic rock

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What information CANNOT be learned from studying an animal fossil?

The size of the animal

How much the animal weighed

How long ago the animal lived

The number of offspring the animal had

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The diagram shows rock layers next to a road. Layer F contains many plant fossils. Layer F most likely formed in which of these environments?

The rock column above shows the layers in a rock formation. The three diagrams above show the positions of fossils in different rock layers. According to this information, which fossil is the youngest?

The Davis Mountains in West Texas used to be taller than they are now. Which of the following conditions most likely caused the mountains to become shorter over time?

By examining fossils, scientists think that—

By examining fossils, scientists think that compared to today, in the past Earth's climate has—

Most fossils are found in –

What information CANNOT be learned from studying an animal fossil?

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock in the Earth’s crust. In which layer of rock should a scientist expect to find the oldest fossils?

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rocks and examples of their fossils. Which layer contains the oldest fossils?

Which fossil below MOST LIKELY comes from the oldest layer?

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