Fossil

Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

• the fish were dropped their by flying birds
• this land was once under the ocean
• farmers fed the fish to the cows
• fish used to live on land

A fossil is ____.

• a dead rotten animal
• the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
• a plant that dried up

Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?

• The size of the animal
• What the animal ate
• The color of the animal

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• rock candy
• hard rock

Which of the following events happens FIRST?

• Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
• Sediment covers the bone.
• An animal dies.
• The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

Which best describes fossils?

• They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things
• They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living and nonliving things
• They are the preserved bones of ancient animals
• They are impressions of plant leaves in ancient rocks

Fossils teach us about

• mountains
• life in the past
• outer space
• earthquakes

Students are creating models of fossils during science class.  Which explains why scientists study fossils?

• Fossils help predict climate changes
• Fossils help keep species from becoming extinct
• Fossils help understand about past organisms and their environment
• Fossils help understand what to expect in the future

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the youngest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A