Fossils

Fossils

4th - 6th Grade

24 Qs

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Fossils

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

4th - 6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-2

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

24 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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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?

Desert

Forest

Ocean

Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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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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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Most fossils are found in –

frozen rock

igneous rock

sedimentary rock

metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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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