Fossils Quiz Review

Preserved parts or traces of organisms that lived in the past are called...

• natural gas

• models

• photos

• fossils

Where can the oldest layer of rock be found?

• At the top of an undisturbed rock formation

• At the middle of an undisturbed rock formation

• They are all the same age

• At the bottom of an undisturbed rock formation

In what kind of rock can most fossils be found?

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Granite

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

Which type of fossil is pictured?

• mold

• cast

• carbon film

• petrified fossil

That fossil looks like a piece of a tree, but it's actually made of rock. What type of fossil is it?

• preserved remains such as a mummy

• petrified fossil

• carbon film

• trace fossil

What type of fossil is pictured?

• cast

• petrified fossil

• preserved remains

• trace fossil

This is shows a thin layer of compressed molecules. What type of fossil is pictured?

• cast

• trace fossil

• carbon film

• petrified fossil

Which type of fossil can tell you about the behavior or activity of ancient organisms, but does not contain the organism itself?

• mold

• cast

• trace fossil

• preserved remains

This shows a copy of the original organism. What type of fossil is pictured?

• mold

• cast

• trace fossil

• petrified fossil