Fossils Study Guide

What is an imprint fossil?

• organisms that are buried in sediment that decay or dissolve leaving an empty space

• formed when an organism dies and is buried between layers of mud and silt

• the outline of a plant or animal that has been left behind a rock

• body parts of an animal left behind

Amber is........

• when something is no longer in existence

• a footprint, trail, or burrow

• hard translucent resin formed by tree sap

• petrified wood

A paleontologist studies_______________.

• weather

• human body

• fossils

• volcanoes

What is a mold fossil?

• organisms that are buried in sediment that decay or dissolve leaving empty space

• the outline of a plant or animal that has been left behind in a rock

• a footprint, trail, or burrow

• a body part of an animal

The four types of fossils include ________, ____________, __________, and _____________.

• mold, cast, dinosaur, and imprint

• mold, plants, cast, and imprint

• true-form, cast, mold, imprint/trace

• fish, dinosaurs, human, and play-doh

If something is decaying it is ___________.

• fresh

• rotting

What is a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms?

• Cast Fuels

• Dinosaur Fuels

• Fossil Fuels

• Carbon Dioxide

In very cold climates, fossils can be preserved in __________.

• sand

• wood

• ice or snow

• they cannot be preserved

If something is extinct it is _____________________________.

• living

• swimming

• flying

• no longer alive

Bones, teeth, and eggs are examples of _____________.

• petrified wood

• amber

• imprint fossils

• true-form fossils