fossils grade 3 questionpoint. students compare two different rocks. the rocks are both bright and...
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Students compare two different rocks. The rocks are both bright and spotted. Which property are
the students most likely observing?
A. layersB. texturesC. colorsD. ages
layers
textu
res
colors
ages
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A student observed the rock shown.
Which feature will best help the student to classify the rock type?
A. sizeB. shapeC. textureD. mass
size
shape
textu
remass
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Water evaporation on the surface of Earth most likely causes the formation of
A. glaciers.B. mountains.C. natural gas.D. limestone.
glaciers.
mountains.
natural g
as.
limesto
ne.
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Scientists study fossils to learn about extinct plants and animals. Which of these is the
best example of a fossil?A. a footprint in a rockB. a seashell under
waterC. a leaf in a
mudpuddleD. a bone on top of a
sand pilea fo
otprin
t in a ro
ck
a seash
ell under w
ater
a leaf
in a mudpuddle
a bone on top of a
sand pile
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Scientists found fossils of the extinct animal shown.
The place where the fossils were found was once most likely a
A. sea.B. forest.C. desert.D. grassland.
sea.
forest.
desert.
grassland.
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Picture 1 shows the fossil of an extinct animal. Picture 2 shows a modern animal.
In which habitat would both of these animals be able to survive?
A. grasslandB. oceanC. desertD. forest
grassland
ocean
desert
forest
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The fossils of extinct sea animals called trilobites are found in Ohio. This means Ohio was once
covered by
A. grass.B. water.C. forests.D. mountains.
grass.
water.
forests
.
mountains.
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Which best explains why fossils of sea animals can be found on land?
A. Sea animals were carried onto land by animals that ate them.
B. Sea animals learned to live on dry land.
C. The land and fossils were once under water.
D. There was more rainfall when the animals were alive.
Sea animals
were
carri
ed...
Sea animals
learn
ed to li.
.
The land and fo
ssils
were...
There was m
ore ra
infall ...
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The picture shows the fossil of a leaf.
Which does the fossil most likely show?
A. This plant was eaten by animals.B. This plant lived a long time ago.C. This plant lived in rocky places.D. This plant died on a rock.
This plant w
as eate
n by...
This plant l
ived a long t
...
This plant l
ived in ro
cky ...
This plant d
ied on a rock
.
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A scientist found fossils of ocean shells on a mountain top. Based on this find, which statement
can be made?
A. The climate was once colder.B. The shells were carried by the wind.C. The mountain was covered by water.D. The shells once lived on dry land.
The clim
ate was o
nce co
l...
The shells
were
carri
ed b...
The mountai
n was c
over..
The shells
once liv
ed on d..
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The shaded parts on the map show where fossils of an extinct
plant have been found.The plant lived over 250 million
years ago. What can best be concluded based on the location
of the fossils?
A. Fossils are easy to find in Antarctica.B. Fossils of every plant are found on
every continent.C. The seeds were spread from ships
traveling around the world.D. At one time the continents had
similar climates. Fossi
ls are
easy to
find in...
Fossi
ls of e
very plant are
...
The seeds w
ere sp
read f...
At one time th
e continen..
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