Earth Science Post-Test A

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Look at the picture on the screen. What do the body parts of this fossil tell you about how it moved?

The animal jumped

The animal flew

The animal crawled

The animal swam

1 point

Name three tools that you can use to complete a hardness test on the minerals below?

A piece of paper, a tile, and a pen.

A nail, a penny, and a fingernail.

A piece of glass, a screwdriver, and a tile.

A pencil, a paper bag, and a ring.

1 point

Which layer of soil is composed of a small particles such as sand, silt, or clay but does not contain organic matter or humus?

Humus

Bedrock

Topsoil

Subsoil

1 point

Look at the picture on the screen. A scientist wants to learn more about the history of an area. Which of these fossils could mean that water once covered the area?

Fossil C

Fossil A

Fossil B

Fossil D

1 point

When fossilized trees have turned into rock,
they are called?

Casts

Imprints

Mold

Petrified Wood

1 point

Which is a fossil?

Bone from a chicken dinner

A live plant

An imprint in stone

A piece of pottery

1 point

How are rocks and minerals related?

Rocks are made of minerals

Rocks and minerals are the same thing

Rocks and minerals contains fossils

Minerals are made of rocks

1 point

After millions of years, layers of mud and sand that cover dead plants can?

turn to rock and form fossils

perfectly preserve the plants

turn into humus

bring the plants back to life

1 point

Which of the following tells how you would conduct a streak test?

I would scratch a nail across both minerals to see how they looked on the inside.

I would rub both minerals on the back of a tile to see what color they left behind.

I would rub the two minerals together and see what color the grains were.

I would rub the two minerals on a piece of paper.

10.

1 point

List the five types of fossils.

1. Cast 2. Mold 3. Imprint 4. Petrified Wood 5. Amber

1. Cast 2. A live bug 3. A chicken bone 4. A tree 5. Dog bone

1. Mold 2. Plant Imprint 3. Cast 4. A live fish 5. A piece of paper

1. A tire 2. Cast 3. Amber 4. Mold 5. A plant

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