Fossils and Rock Strata

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?

• plants and animals that lived long ago
• how weathering and erosion break down rocks
• the other planets in our solar system
• the transfer of energy from one form  to another

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Finding the fossils of trees in an area that is currently a desert without much life might tell us that the area, millions of years ago - 

• was heavily eroded by strong winds
• received enough rain to support a forest
• suffered very powerful earthquakes
• was destroyed by the impact of meteorites

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice

• erosion
• cementation 
• pressure
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans

• weathering
• erosion
• cementation
• deposition

Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

• natural gas
• footprints

• photos
• fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Finding fossils of coral reefs in the Nevada desert provides evidence that:

• Nevada used to be much colder than it is today
• an ocean once covered what is now Nevada
• there was a mistake because no coral reefs exist in deserts
• ancient corals used to live on land

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today
• that this fish lacked oxygen
• what kind of animal ate this fish
• that water once covered the area

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1