Fossil Record Evolution

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Order the fossils according to their relative age from oldest to youngest.
1,2,3,4,5
5,4,3,2,1
5,3,4,1,2
2,1,4,3,5
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A scientist studied sedimentary rock samples from the Devonian period. He claimed he found mammal fossils mixed with amphibian fossils. Which response to the scientist’s claim is most supported by the chart?
Devonian rocks are too old to contain amphibian fossils.
Finding fossils of any kind in rocks from the Devonian period is unusual.
Devonian rocks would not contain mammal fossils, because mammals appeared in later time periods.
Mammal fossils and amphibian fossils will not be found in Devonian rocks, because the two types of animals live in different habitats.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What term do scientists use to describe what happened at each of the marked points on the graph?
Mass Extinction
Minor Extinction
There is no name for this
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What can scientists use to explain when the fossils in the bottom of the figure appeared on Earth?
relative-age dating
trace fossils
mineralization
carbonization
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram below shows a portion of the fossil record in sedimentary rock. Different rock layers and fossils are clearly visible. Which layer of rock is the oldest?
Layer A is the oldest.
Layer B is the oldest.
Layer D is the oldest.
They are all the same age.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of dating scale is shown on the right side of the figure?
Relative Age Dating Scale
Absolute Age Dating Scale
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a fossil?
outline of a fern found in a rock
petrified wood in the desert
baby mammoth found in a glacier
old stone tools found in a cave
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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