How Fossils are Formed

Most fossils are formed in __________ rocks.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Solid prints or marks left in solid rock or the hardened ground are called...

• imprint

• mold

• cast

• amber

Fossils can be found in hardened tree sap called

• imprint

• mold

• cast

• amber

Do all dead organisms turn into fossils?

• yes

• no

Which animal part would most likely form a fossil?

• muscle

• skull

• fur

• feathers

For a living thing to become a fossil, it must...

• have a skeleton.

• have a hard outer shell.

• die by drowning in water.

• be buried quickly in sediment.

If you found a rock with fossils in it, you know the rock was probably formed ...

• by a volcano in the organism's habitat.

• by layers of sediment forming over the dead organism.

• near the center of the EarthThis is a wrong answer

• near a mountain where the organism died.

Which of the following can become fossils?

• imprints of plants

• remains of animals

• footprints of animals

• all of the above

Which statement is true?

• Fossils tell only about animals lived on land and water.

• Fossils tell only about plants and animals that lived on land.

• Fossils tell about land and water plants and animals.

• Fossils tell only about plants and animals that lived in the water.

Which of the following is true about fossils?

• Most dead plants and animals turn into fossils.

• All dead plants and animals turn into fossils.

• A very few dead plants and animals turn into fossils.