Question

3 imagine that fish fossils are found in the middle of the folded rock strata shown above (right). use this information to fill in the blanks to complete the sentence. not all answer choices will be used. the presence of fish fossils suggests that this area was once covered by. this must have occurred the earthquake that caused the strata to fold.
answer choices: desert, water, before, volcanoes, after

Explanation:

1. Fish fossils form in aquatic environments, so the area must have been covered by water.
2. The fish fossils were deposited first, then the strata folded in an earthquake. So the fossil formation happened before the earthquake.

Answer:

1. The presence of fish fossils suggests that this area was once covered by water. This must have occurred before the earthquake that caused the strata to fold.