Fossils Quiz

Why do scientists study fossils?

• to study the development of humans

• to learn about the past, the fossils where, what, when, why and how they lived.

• to research human changes

• they find dinosaurs interesting.

What is a trace fossil?

• the bones of a plant or animal

• the mold of a plant or animal

• the imprint of a plant or animal

• the plant or animal itself

A hollow space was left where a bone belonging to an ancient bird had been buried. Minerals filled in the hollow space. What do you call a fossil that forms this way?

• true fossil

• trace fossil

• mold

• cast

Fossil footprints of an extinct kind of elephant are preserved in rock. Tracks a snake made in the sand are preserved in another kind of rock. What do we call these kinds of fossils?

• true fossil

• trace fossil

• mold

• cast

A crab shell is buried in sediments. The sediments get pressed and squeezed into stone. Meanwhile, the crab shell gets washed away, leaving a hollow space the shape of he crab shell. What kind of fossil is this?

• true fossil

• trace fossil

• mold

• cast

In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually ______ quickly after it dies.

• Decompose

• Go extint

• Rot

• Be buried

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A mold fossil is most similar to:

• An eggshell with no egg insides

• A replica of your teeth made at the dentist's office

• A bone your dog buries in your backyard

• An insect trapped in tree sap

What can you infer from the fact that fossil fuels are carbon-based?

• Over time, flesh turns into carbon

• Most life on earth is made form carbon

• Trees are made from carbon, but animals are not

• Swampy environments are carbon-poor environments

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

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