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Where are the oldest fossils found?

• In mountains

• At the bottom of layers of rocks

• On the top of layers of rocks

• In the middle of layers of rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

______ are tiny bits of soil or rock that has been broken down and deposited

• Fossils

• Weathering

• Sediments

• Canyons

How is a delta formed?

• From plate boundaries colliding

• From the deposition of sediments

• From erosion by flowing water

• From weathering by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of rock are fossils found in?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How is a canyon formed?

• From the dropping off of sediments

• From the deposition of sediments

• From erosion by wind

• From erosion by flowing water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________give scientists clues about the types of animals and how the environment was like long ago.

• Rocks

• Fossils

• Valleys

• Sediments

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Select all the RAPID changes to the Earth's surface

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How are fossils formed?

• When an animal's remains are preserved in rock

• When an animal's remains move to a new place over time

• When an animal's bones are exposed to air

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What can fossils tell us about the past environment?

• What colour birds were alive at that time

• That it was once underwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What kind of environment is this fossil from?

• An area that was once covered in ice

• A desert

• A forest or rain forest

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1