Clues to the Earth's Past

Which conditions aid in the formation of fossils?

• hard parts and slow burial

• hard parts and rapid burial

• soft parts and rapid burial

• soft parts and slow burial

Which part of a dinosaur is least likely to be fossilized

• bone

• brain

• horn

• tooth

Which is a copy of a fossilized organism formed when its impression fills with ineral deposits or sediments?

• Carbon film

• cast

• mold

• trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What was earths climate like when dinosaurs lived?

• Dry desert

• Tropical forests and swamps

• Cold, icy polar

• varied and temperate

Which might be useful in correlation?

• amber

• inclusion

• trilobite

• unconformity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which makes a species a good index fossil?

• lived a long time and was abundant

• lived a long time and was scarce

• lived a short time and was abundant

• lived a short time and was scarce

What do geologist look for in order to correlate rocks in different locations?

• different rock types and similar fossils

• many rock types and many fossils

• similar rock types and lack of fossils

• similar rock types and similar fossils

Which increases the likelihood that a dead organism will be fossilized

• fast decay of bones

• presence of few hard body parts

• quick burial after death

• vast amount of skin

Which fossilized ancient organism is pictured in the diagram

• clam

• mammoth

• mastodon

• trilobite

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which fossil type helps geologists infer that rock layers in different geographic locations are similar in age?

• carbon film

• Index fossil

• preserved remains

• trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4