Fossil Quiz

What is a Fossil?

• Any dead organism
• The preserved remains or traces of an organism
• A perfect copy of a rock
• None of the above

Footprints and trails are examples of

• Casts
• Trace Fossils
• Index Fossils
• Molds

The remains of all plants and animals turn into fossils.

• True
• False

this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains

• cast
• amber
• mold
• carbon film

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a scientist who studies fossils

• geologist
• biologist
• paleontologist
• chemist

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Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?

• fur
• lung
• bone
• muscle

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Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

• the fish were dropped their by flying birds
• this land was once under the ocean
• farmers fed the fish to the cows
• fish used to live on land

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Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

• F, E, C, B, A, D
• A, B, C, D, E, F
• F, E, D, C, B, A
• D, F, E, C, B, A

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Where can the oldest layer be found?

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

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