Fascinating Fossils

Much of what we know about ancient life is learned from

• old buildings

• trees

• stories

• fossils

Fossils are made by

• once-living things

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• scientists

An imprint fossil makes the following in a rock

• home

• painting

• photograph

• mark

What are often the best fossil formers?

• skin and muscles

• hair

• bones, teeth and shells

• internal organs

Petrified wood is a fossil formed from

• flowers

• trees

• animals

• shells

Living things fossilized in amber were formed when they were trapped in what?

• tree sap (gum)

• ice

• sand

• clay

Fossils are traces or remains of living things from

• a year ago

• the ancient past

• less than 100 years ago

• a few weeks ago

Fossils cannot tell us about

• ancient life

• past climates

• changes in life over time

• the future

Which is not a fossil fuel?

• oil

• wind energy

• natural gas

• coal

Cement comes from a fossil rock called

• coal

• granite

• limestone

• magma