Fossils

A fossil is ____.

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

What is hardened tree sap?

• coprolites
• index fossils
• gastroliths
• amber

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

• Epochs
• Eras
• Periods
• Eons

Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists
• Paleontologists
• Fossil Scientists
• Meteorologists

An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called

• Decayed
• Evolved
• Extinct
• Preserved

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold 
• Cast
• Preserved remains
• Petrified

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D
• A, B, C, D, E, F
• F, E, D, C, B, A
• D, F, E, C, B, A

Fossils are usually found in 

• igneous rock
• extrusions
• intrusions
• sedimentary rock