Fossils

Scientists can study fossils to learn about

the ___________.

• past

• present

• future

• none of the above

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What most likely made this fossil?

• Plant

• Animal

• Footprint

• Bone

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What most likely made this fossil?

• Plant

• Animal

• Footprint

• Bone

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A fossil of a fish is found on top of a

mountain. You can argue that the area

was once

• underwater

• a desert

• much colder

• much warmer

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Over millions of years, trees may become fossilized when they turn into_____

• paper

• soil

• rock

• water

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Which is a fossil?

• bone from a chicken dinner

• a live plant

• the preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

• a piece of pottery

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The body parts of this fossil tell you that this animal _________.

• Flew

• Hopped

• Swam

• Crawled

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What is the correct listing of steps for a fossil?

• 1) Pressure created a rock.

  2) Plant or animal is buried.

  3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

  4) Plant or animal dies.

• 1) Plant or animal dies.

  2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

  3) Pressure created a rock.

  4) Plant or animal is buried.

• 1) Plant or animal dies.

  2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

  3) Plant or animal is buried.

  4) Pressure created a rock.

• 1) Plant or animal dies.

  2) Plant or animal is buried.

  3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

  4) Pressure created a rock.

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Scientists discovered the fossilized remains of an unidentified animal. They can tell from its remains that it had gills and fins, but no legs. What conclusion about the animal can they draw from the evidence?

• It was a land mammal.

• It lived in the water all the time.

• It had legs that did not fossilize.

• It lived in the water and on land.

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How did scientists first learn about dinosaurs?

• by studying their fossils

• by reading about them

• by watching movies

• by looking at pictures

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