The Fossil Record
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Jeffrey Vinokur
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
30 sec
1 pt
A fossil is ____________.
evidence of past life
part of the fossil record
found in sedimentary rock
all of the above
2.
Multiple Choice
30 sec
1 pt
_______ fossils can provide information about how organisms moved, rested, burrowed, etc.
Mold
Cast
Trace
Replacement
3.
Multiple Choice
30 sec
1 pt
______ fossils are spaces in rock created by decayed and/or dissolved animal and plant remains.
Mold
Cast
Trace
Imprint
4.
Multiple Choice
30 sec
1 pt
The order of rock ________ help paleontologists tell how old a fossil is relative to another.
strata
molds
types
casts
5.
Multiple Choice
30 sec
1 pt
Fish evolved ________ dinosaurs.
before
after
before and after
in between
6.
Multiple Choice
30 sec
1 pt
Geologic processes such as _______ help expose fossils once buried.
volcanic eruptions
compaction
blizzards
earthquakes
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