What Happened Before 9D
Quiz by Teri Mcleod
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- Q1
All of the following are very helpful when identifying evidence of past living plants EXCEPT
an impression left by a plant that lived a very long time ago
the remains of a plant replaced with minerals
a fossil of a plant from long ago which has now changed to stone
a rock from the mantle located deep underneath Earth's surface
60sSCI.5.9 - Q2
The diagram shows layers of rock next to a road.
Layer 3 contains many plant fossils. Layer 3 most likely formed in which type of environment?
tundra
ocean
forest
desert
60s - Q3
When an organism dies and becomes buried in sediment, mineral fossilization may occur. Soft parts of the organism decay quickly, while hard parts such as bones, take more time. As water seeps through the sediment and bone minerals in the water begin to replace the cells in the bone. It eventually turns to stone. What type of condition must be present for mineral fossilization to occur?
wet climate
hot climate
windy climate
dry climate
60s - Q4
Students are creating a model of a fossil during science class. Which explains why scientist study fossils?
fossils help keep pecies from becoming extinct
fossils predict climate change
fossils help us understand about past organisms and environments
fossils help us understand what to expect in the future
60s - Q5
An ancient fossil of a fish was found in a dry area. What does this suggest about how this area used to look?
There was once water in the area
The land was a dense forrest
The land was a dry dessert
The fossil was moved becuase there could not have been water there in the past
60s - Q6
Fossils are found in which of the following?
tar pits
all of these
sedimentary rock
stream beds
60s - Q7
When examining sedimentary rock layers to better understand the nature of a fossil's environment, which layer is considered to have evidence of the oldest past living organism?
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble60s - Q8
Place the items in the correct group.
Users sort answers between categoriesSorting60s - Q9
Where we live was once covered in water.
truefalseTrue or False60s - Q10
Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.
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