The Fossil Record
Authored by Seanna McCabe
Science
8th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_________ are the remains or traces of once-living organisms
Rocks
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of rock are most fossils found in?
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water-dwelling organisms are more likely to be fossilized.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following.
asphalt covers body and preserves animal
Permineralized Fossil
evidence of an organism's activity
Carbonized Fossil (carbon print)
form from compression of plant material
Tar Pit Fossil
a "copy" that forms from minerals
Trace Fossil
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following
formed from hardened tree resin
Frozen Remains
Impression left behind in rock
Amber/Resin Fossil
Organism and trapped and frozen (DNA)
Mold Fossil
Dissolved minerals harden & form replica
Cast Fossil
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Law of Superposition states that in undisturbed rock layers, the (a) layers are at the bottom and the (b) are at the top.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The __________ age of a rock layer tells us if the layer is older or younger than the other rock layers.
absolute
relative
average
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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