Fossils

Which fossil below MOST LIKELY comes from the oldest layer?

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Which is the BEST evidence scientists have concerning the existence of dinosaurs?

• Fossilized bones of dinosaurs

• Cave paintings of ancient dinosaurs

• Stories passed down from generation to generation

• Photographs of similar animals, like the Loch Ness Monster

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What is a fossil?

• The preserved remains of a dead plant or animal found in a rock

• Fuels that formed from the decayed remains of plants and animals

• A solid natural material that has a crystal form and its own set of properties

• A resource that can replace itself in a relatively short period of time

How can scientists learn about dinosaurs even though they have been extinct for millions of years?

• By studying fossil fuels found deep in the Earth

• By studying fossils found all over the Earth

• By studying places where erosion took place

• By studying places where deposition took place

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By examining fossils, scientists think that compared to today, in the past Earth's climate has—

• always been the same

• cooled only during the Ice Age

• warmed and cooled many times

• warmed only since humans started burning fossil fuels

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Most fossils are found in –

• frozen rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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What information CANNOT be learned from studying an animal fossil?

• The size of the animal

• How much the animal weighed

• How long ago the animal lived

• The number of offspring the animal had

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock in the Earth’s crust. In which layer of rock should a scientist expect to find the oldest fossils?

• Layer M

• Layer N

• Layer O

• Layer P

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Which fossil comes from the layer that is older than layer 1 but younger than layer 3?

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Which of the following layers of rock is most likely the youngest?

• The layer containing trilobites

• The layer containing fishes

• The layer containing amphibians

• The layer containing dinosaurs

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