Fossils

Fossils

The Remains of the Past

Multiple Select

What are the 3 ways that fossils can preserved with little change?

• Tar

• Lava

• Amber

• Freezing

Multiple Choice

What word means to turn into stone?

• Calcification

• Petrified

• Harden

• Fossilize

Multiple Choice

A ______ forms when the hard parts of an organism completely dissolves over time, leaving behind a hollow area with the organism’s shape.

• Mold

• Cast

• Amber

• Carbon Film

Multiple Choice

A ________ forms as the result of a mold.

• Opening

• Cast

• Amber

• Carbon Film

Multiple Choice

All living things contain an element called _________.

• Magnesium

• Iron

• Carbon

• Carbon Dioxide

Fill in the Blank

Trace fossils show the ______ of organisms.

Fill in the Blank

__________ is an example of a trace fossil.

Multiple Choice

It is difficult to determine the age of sedimentary rock because is it made of many different types of rocks that are different ________.

• ages

• sizes

• shapes

• textures

Multiple Choice

Determining the actual age of an event or object in years is called _________.

• approximate dating

• relative dating

• absolute dating

• rapid dating