Fossil Quiz #2 Review

Multiple Choice

The remains or traces of prehistoric life is a

• rock

• fossil

• mountain

Multiple Choice

Who was I?

Multiple Choice

Someone who studies the history of ancient life is a

• doctor

• researcher

• paleontologist

Multiple Choice

Scientists found footprints from an animal near a lake.  What can a footprint tell you about the animal that made it?

• What color the animal was

• The exact age of the animal

• The animal’s size

• What the animal ate

Multiple Choice

All fossils are from plants and animals that are extinct.

• true

• false

Reorder

Put the steps of a fossil forming in order. 1 being step 1, the first thing that happens.

•  The animal dies and the skin rots away

• The hard parts are buried under layers of dirt and sand.

•  The bones turn into rocks.

• Earth’s surface moves and cracks so people can see fossils.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• The plants were trapped in volcanoes.

• The plant parts are softer and decompose easier.

• Minerals destroyed the plants.

• Animals ate all the plants.

Drag and Drop

 Animal fossils are more commonly found than plant fossils. This is a​

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statement!

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

true

false

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2.

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a fossil cast?

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a fossil mold?

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about a place that has fish fossils?

• The place was once land.

• The place is now a sea.

• The place was once under a sea.

• That fish did not live in water.

Multiple Select

Do you think woolly mammoths are real????

• YES totally

• NO wayyy

Open Ended

How do scientists have proof that Woolly Mammoths once existed?