Rock Fossils

This fossil record has many shells.  This evidence helps you infer that.....
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• there was never an ocean here

• land was here first then ocean

• an ocean used to be here for a long time

• ocean was here for a short time

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Fossil are typically found in what geographic formation?

• archipelagos

• volcanoes

• layers

• sand dunes

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What does a paleontologist study? 

• trees

• fossils

• volcanoes

• organisms that are alive today

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Which fossil is the youngest?

• fossil 1

• fossil 2

• fossil 3

• fossil 4

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According to the fossil record, which fossil is the oldest?

• fossil 5

• fossil 2

• fossil 3

• fossil 4

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All these items were found buried into rock. Which of them are fossils? Check ALL that apply.

• A plant leaf

• A soup can

• A dinosaur bone

• A dragonfly wing

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A fish fossil was found in layer A. What does this tell us about the possible history of this area?

• Fish used to live on land there

• This area has always been land

• That area used to be underwater

• Layer A is currently covered in water

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What do fossils tell us?

• The Earth's history

• The Earth's future

• The Earth's current period

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What do scientists learn from studying rock layers?

• The date the plant/animal died

• The exact date the animal/plant died

• The relative date the animal/plant died

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What is a fossil?

• An animal that has died

• The remains or imprint of an animal or plant life that has been preserved

• A plant that was eaten by an animal

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