Fossil Facts

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Science

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8th Grade

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NGSS

MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2

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Nathiele Peterson

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Students notice a fossil of seaweed in a rock found in the middle of Georgia. What conclusion could they form based on this evidence?

Part of Georgia was once under salt water.

Weathering and erosion break down rocks.

Trees in the forest need sunlight in order to grow.

Ancient animals ate seaweed to get energy.

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What can we learn from studying the fossils in a certain area?

How much sunlight the area received

The direction the wind used to blow in the past

How much rain fell in the area last year

The kinds of animals that lived there

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__________ is the preserved remains of animals, plants, or other organisms from the past.

Evidence

Sequence

Fossils

Organisms

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A fossil of a fish found many layers below a fossil of a lizard would have lived after the lizard.

true

false

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The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks.

absolute

uniform

casual

relative

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What can evidence like leaf edge shape tell us about the past?

temperatures

parenting

predators

all of these

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When we know the exact age of a fossil it is the _____ age.

random

approximate

relative

absolute

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Which layer is oldest?

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Which fossil is youngest

gastropod

trilobite

fern

crinoid

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People who study fossils are called __________ .

fossilologist

paleontologist

meteorologist

fossil hunters

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Which is something you could NOT learn from a fossil?

the size of the plant/animal

what the animal ate

what color the plant/animal was

where the plant/animal lived

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Which of these are things scientists can learn from fossils? Select all that apply.

what the animal ate

why the plant or animal died

what plants and animals lived together

what color the plant/animal was

how long ago the plant or animal lived

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What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

All of its members have died.

Only a few of its members are still living.

The animals can no longer lay eggs.

All of its members move to another place.

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I found a fossil of a fish in what is now a cow pasture. How is that possible?

Somebody put the fossil there.

The wind moved the fossil there over time.

The cow pasture used to be underwater.

It would not be possible to find a fossil of a fish in a cow pasture.

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True or false: All once-living organisms left behind fossils.

True.

False.

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Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by ______ that hardened into rock over time.

sediment

carbon film

extinct

fossil records

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Which of the following can be learned by using the fossil record?

When organisms changed or evolved

when organisms appeared on Earth

when organisms became extinct

All the above

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What are the oldest fossils and why?

B, C- because they are closest to the top

A, B- because they are closest to the bottom

They are all the same age- because they are all found on layer 2

A, B- because they are found closest to the top

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In layers of sedimentary rock, the _________ layer is usually at the bottom. Each higher layer is _________ than the layers below it.

oldest, younger

youngest, older

youngest, younger

oldest, older

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Relative dating can only help scientists determine whether one fossil is older than another.

True

False

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What is a mass extinction?

the extinction of all of Earth's species at ones time

the extinction of many types of organisms at the same time

the end of days

the creation of many species at one time

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How many layers is fossil 'A' found in?

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When did fossil A become extinct?

Layer 1

Layer 2

Layer 3

Layer 4

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In which layer did fossil C come into existence? How do you know this?

Layer 1-Because that is the layer it is first seen

Layer 1- Because that is the last layer it is seen in

Layer 2- Because that is the layer it is first seen

Layer 2- Because that is the last layer it is seen in

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True or False: Evidence from the fossil record shows that species change gradually over time.

True

False

Students notice a fossil of seaweed in a rock found in the middle of Georgia. What conclusion could they form based on this evidence?

Part of Georgia was once under salt water.

Weathering and erosion break down rocks.

Trees in the forest need sunlight in order to grow.

Ancient animals ate seaweed to get energy.

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