5.7D Fossils

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!

• A paleontologist
• An organism
• A fossil
• A rock

Which of the following describes a group of living things that is no longer living.

• fossil
• extinct
• mold
• cast

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• extinct
• cast
• fossil
• bone

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• volcanic
• metamorphic

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today
• that this fish lacked oxygen
• what kind of animal ate this fish
• that water once covered the area

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of _____________________. 

• weathering and erosion
• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• pushing and shoving

A fossil is ____.

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

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C