Fossils Grade 3 QuestionPoint. Students compare two different rocks. The rocks are both bright and spotted. Which property are the students most likely.

Fossils Grade 3

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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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