Fossil Quiz

What is the first step in the making of a fossil?

• soft parts rot away
• the animal is buried by mud
• The animal dies

The remains of all plants and animals turn into fossils.

• True
• False

Fossils give us and idea of what an organism looked like. Look at the image. What type of organism was it?

• Dinosaur
• Fish
• Bird

In which case, would a fossil hunter more likely find the animal perfectly preserved with its fur, skin, and organs?

• buried in sedimentary rock
• frozen in the tundra
• covered with volcanic dust

As t skeleton of the animal is dissolved by the ground water, a(n) _______________ is left behind in the mud. 

• imprint
• pit
• burrow

Once the bones decay in an animal what fills in the space that was left empty? 

• sand from ocean
• plaster of Paris
• water filled with minerals

What is a fossil?

• a rock shaped animal
• a statue of an animal
• remains of a plant or animal

some animals were trapped while fleeing an erupting volcano and fossilized by volcanic _________. 

• ash
• amber
• tar

Wind and water  _______ help in the fossil process by covering the body with more layers of sediment.

• storms
• erosion
• floods

Some animals were perfectly preserved in a sticky residue called ________. 

• amber
• ash
• tar