Index Fossil

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which fossil makes the best index fossil?
Fossil 1
Fossil 2
Fossil 3
None follow all of the rules
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the best reason that fossil #4 is NOT a good index fossil?
It is not widespread
it is not short-lived (in numerous layers)
It is in half of the outcrops
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which fossil makes the best index fossil?
ammonite
brachiopod
trilobite
shark
all four are good index fossils
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you found an index fossil in a layer of rock in Montana and a similar fossil in a layer of rock in Texas, you would know that:
the fossils and rock layers are the same age
the fossils from Montana are older
the fossils from England are older
none of the above
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which fossil would make the best index fossil?
Trilobite
Ammonite
Coral
Crinoid
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What letter would be the best example of an index fossil?
X
Z
Y
W
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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