3rd Grade Fossils

What is the name of this kind of fossil?

• Amber Fossil 
• Mold fossil
• Trace Fossil
• Petrification Fossil

Which type of rock from the choices below would most likely contain a fossil?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Soil

The trace or remains of an organism that lived a long time ago, often preserved in sediment is called _______.

• soil
• fossil
• dinosaur
• igneous rock

This type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism.

• mold
• petrified
• cast
• trace

This type of fossil is a mark or cavity made in sediment in the shape of a shell or other body.

• cast
• trace
• petrified
• mold

This type of fossil provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tails.

• mold
• rock
• trace
• cast

This material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains.

• cast
• amber
• mold
• rock

A scientist who studies fossils is called a __________.

• geologist
• biologist
• paleontologist
• chemist

Which of the following is an example of a fossil?

• A living woolly mammoth.
• A leaf that just fell off a tree.
• An imprint of a leaf from thousands of years ago.
• A recently buried shark.

Which of these is NOT a fossil?

• footprints left by an animal thousands of years ago.
• a leaf print from thousands of years ago.
• a picture of an animal from long ago.
• the remains of a dinosaur that have turned to stone.