Fossils - Mold and Cast

How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?

• Cooling and Hardening
• Heat and Pressure
• Compacting and Cementing
• Melting

The youngest fossils would be found in which layer of rock?

• Top layer of rock
• Middle layer of rock
• Bottom layer of rock 

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What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?

• cast 
• trace 
• mold
• whole/part 

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The following are characteristics of which rock type:
made of broken pieces of rock, sand, and shell, straight layers, contains fossils

• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• None

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Fossilized rock in the shape of dinosaur bones are which type of fossil?

• real bone
• mold fossil
• cast fossil
• trace fossil

What type of fossil is made of water and minerals hardening into rock in the mold of the decomposed animal, plant, or shell?

• trace
• cast
• mold
• whole/part

The preserved remains of a once living animal or plant is a ....

• mineral 
• fossil
• igneous rock 
• clay

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Which layer of rock is the oldest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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People who study the earth, its structure, rocks, and minerals are called....

• paleontologists
• astronomers
• geologists
• dentists 

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People who studies fossils are called....

• Geologists
• Paleontologists 

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