Fossils

The following drawing is a cutaway view of the Earth’s surface. What story might this slice of the Earth tell us?

• The Earth is not level

• An earthquake shifted the layers of the Earth

• There are fish fossils all over the Earth

• Layer A was formed before Layer D

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Plant fossils that we find today began forming millions of years ago. What allowed the process to begin?

• Consumers ate all of the plants

• Rainfall eroded huge mountains

• Dinosaurs roamed the Earth

• Plants grew, died, and decayed

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Scientists use fossil evidence to determine details about the environment in which the organism lived. The environment is the surroundings in which the organism lived. The picture shows a limestone building block. Which of these BEST shows that the limestone was formed from ocean sediments?

• The position of the fossils

• The number of the fossils

• The type of fossils

• The size of the fossils

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Scientists see three layers of rock exposed on the side of a hill. The bottom layer is sandstone with fossils of a certain species of reptile found only in this geographic location. The middle layer is volcanic ash. The top layer is mud stone (shale) with fossils of a different species of reptile. The fossil evidence supports which hypothesis about the extinction of the older reptile species?

• The older reptile species went extinct because sea levels rose and flooded its habitat.

• The older reptile species went extinct because a predator was introduced into the environment.

• The older reptile species went extinct because it could not compete with the younger reptile species

• The older reptile species went extinct because a volcanic eruption caused the environment to change

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A person that studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric times by investigating the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms is known as a

• Investigator

• Paleontologist

• Researcher

• Pathologist

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What is a fossil mold?

• Yesterdays food

• Nonrenewable resources

• An impression of an ancient organism.

• Renewable resources

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Fossils are found mostly in which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Amber

• Solid

• Pewter

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What is a fossil?

• rock was once at the bottom of the sea.

• An impression of an ancient organism.

• the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like.

• The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

What are the three common types of fossils?

• Mold, cast, and trace

• liquid, cast and trace

• solid, mold and cast

• gas, cast and mold

What can fossils tell us about past animals and life?

• It cannot be replaced easily

• The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago

• An impression of an ancient organism

• Info about the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like

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