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Standard 2.0 Earth/Space Science

Topic B. Earth History

Indicator 1. Explain how sedimentary rock is formed periodically, embedding plant and animal remains and leaving a record of the sequence in which the plants and animals appeared and disappeared.

Objective b. Cite evidence to confirm that thousands of layers of sedimentary rock reveal the long history of the changing surface of the Earth.

Selected Response Item

The rock cycle is a process that alters sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. The diagram below shows the rock cycle.

Question Image

Which type of rock contains the best fossil record?

  1. igneous
  2. magma
  3. metamorphic
  4. sedimentary
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Correct Answer:
D