Fossils

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Science
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4th - 6th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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24 questions
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1.
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
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
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?
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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