Fossils

Which of these is something that you find out if you studied fossils?

• The color of the animal.

• The exact age of the animal.

• What color eggs the animal laid.

• How many legs the animal walked on.

Which part of an animal might form a fossil?

• brain

• bones

• eyes

• heart

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Fossils are usually found in....

• rock

• minerals

• crystals

• water

The wooly mammoth, an extinct animal, looked most like today's ________.

• dinosaur

• elephant

• horse

• sheep

Fossils of sea animals that lived millions of years ago can be found in________.

• lava from a volcano

• ice on a pond

• trunks of trees

• rocks in the ground

Why do scientist think that Georgia was once underwater?

• The soil in Georgia is still very wet.

• Ammonites had hard shells like snails.

• Many fossils found in Georgia are of sea animals.

• Walking trout live in the Flint River in western Georgia.

What is the best definition of a fossil?

• a dinosaur

• a plant or an animal

• something that lived long ago

• the remains of something that lived long ago

Where would "newer" fossils be located in the soil?

• Towards the top (topsoil)

• In the middle (subsoil)

• On the bottom (bedrock)

Where would "older" fossils be located in the soil?

• On the top (topsoil)

• In the middle (subsoil)

• On the bottom (bedrock)

How does water and wind help a scientist discover a fossil?

• They move the fossil over time.

• They erode the fossil over time.

• They don't help at all.