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Why might seashells be found on top of a mountain?
a) the rocks formed under water
b) rivers carried rocks up the mountain
c) sand dunes hardened
d) canyons were formed with shells
If a fossil of a plant that is currently found in tropical climates, was found in Alaska, what does that suggest about Alaska?
a) I was once covered by an ocean
b) it was, long ago, warmer than it is now
c) it was once populated by polar bears
d) it was changed by earthquakes
If scientists find a fossil of an animal head, what might they be able to tell about the animal?
a) what the pattern on its skin was
b) what type of food it ate
c) how fast it could run
d) how many eggs were in its nest
If a scientist finds a plant fossil, what question might they be able to answer?
a) What was the average monthly rainfall in the area?
b) How much water was absorbed by the roots of the plant?
c) How much oxygen was in the atmosphere surrounding the plant?
d) What was the environment like in the area when the plant was alive?
The graph represents two types of leaf fossils found. Smooth edge leaves are found in hot climates. Jagged edge leaves are found in cold climates. According to the graph, what might the climate have been like when these plants were alive?
a) Cold climate
b) Hot climate
c) Alaska
d)
This plant fossil most likely formed in which environment?
a) desert
b) forest
c) ocean
d) tundra
The death of an entire species
a) extinction
b) exercise
c) fossils
d)
Impressions, tracks, remains, or other evidence of an ancient organisms found in sedimentary rocks:
a) shells
b) fossils
c) sediment
d)
Where are most fossils found?
a) igneous rock
b) sedimentary rock
c) sand
d) in my backyard
Fossils are common and easy to find.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
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