Fossils Assessment

A scientist that studies fossils is called a... 

• digologist
• fossilogist
• paleontologist 
• zoologist

What is sediment made of?

• rocks, sand, mud, other soils
• cement
• chemicals
• acid rain

Identify the three fossil fuels from the choices below...

• oil, gasoline, coal
• oil, coal, natural gas
• coal, solar power, gasoline
• gasoline, coal, solar power

A fossil that shows changes that long-dead animals made in their surroundings. The imprint of a plant or animal.

• trace fossil
• true fossil
• mold
• amber

A fossil imprint made by the outside of a dead plant or animal.

• cast
• trace fossil
• mold
• fossil

A fossil formed when sediments or minerals fill a mold, it takes on the same outside shape as the living things that shaped the mold.

• cast
• mold
• trace fossil
• fossil

Hard translucent fossilized resin, typically yellowish in color

• true fossil
• cast
• mold
• amber

Fossils of the actual animal or animal or animal part. 

• true fossil
• trace fossil
• fossil
• mold

What can you learn by studying fossils?

• The types of plants and animals that lived long ago.
• What the earth used to be like and how it changed. 
• How much time passed since the organism was alive.
• All of the above.

The preserved remains of an animal, plant, or organism from the past.

• true fossil
• mold
• fossil
• amber