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How do we know when animals like this lived?
We study the fossil, rocks, and other fossils around it.
We study the rocks it was found in.
We study the fossils around it
We check its Facebook bio and see how old it is.
Which layer is the youngest?
top
middle
bottom
They are the same age
Which layer is the oldest?
top
middle
bottom
sky
What type of rock is this?
sedimentary
igneous
granite
Dwayne The Rock Johnson
Sedimentary rocks are made of tiny rock pieces called ___
Sedimentary rock ___ form when erosion moves sediment to low lying areas such as valleys and lake bottoms.
Over time, shells and sediment pile up at the bottom of lakes and oceans. These pieces can form rocks, such as
coquina
basins
gypsum
limestone
Over very long periods, bodies of water can dry up. As the water evaporates, dissolved substances in the water become solids. This can form sedimentary rock layers, such as ___
gypsum
coquina
basins
sediment
After thousands to millions of years, sediment and parts from shelled animals that lived in the past may be compressed and cemented into rocks like this ___
coquina
gypsum
limestone
sediment
What's going on with this starfish?
He's dead
He's a happy little starfish
He's being eaten!
There is not enough information to answer this question
How did this starfish become a fossil?
The starfish in this photo is not a fossil
The starfish died, then over time the sand hardened.
Lava likely trapped the star fish, then turned into rock.
Something stepped on the starfish, pressing it into the rock.
This fossil likely lived in what kind of environment?
a lake
a forest
the jungle
toilet bowl
___ ___ is any method of determining whether something is older or younger than something else.
Magma intruded into these sedimentary rocks, cooled, and formed a diagonal band of igneous rock. The intrusion is ___
than the sedimentary rocks it cuts through.
An ___ ___ is the remains of an organism that was common and widespread, but only existed for about 1 million years or less.
This type of trilobite is an index fossil that lived about 440 million years ago. Fossils of the trilobite and the brittle star were found in the same rock layer. What can you infer about these two organisms?
They likely lived at the same time.
They are likely closely related.
They likely lived in different habitats.
They are likely younger than the rock layer.
How old is the crystal in this photo?
4.2 billion years
42 billion years
420 million years
there is no crystal in the photo
I am younger than my cousin.
absolute
relative
This is the last book in the series.
Check
absolute
relative
___ ___ is any method of measuring the actual age of something in years.
Mr. De La Rosa is
lame
cool
mid
old
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