Fossils and Rock Layers Quiz

The oldest layer of rock is on the bottom. That means the oldest fossils must be on the...

• Top

• Middle

• Bottom

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Earthquakes and erosion can ________ layers of rock.

• Make

• Move

• Skip

• Fossils

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Trilobites are ancient ________ animals that died before the dinosaurs existed.

• Marine

• Plant

• Mammals

• Dinosaur

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The 4 types of fossils are: mold fossils, trace fossils, ______ and ________.

• Plant fossils

• Cast fossils

• Animal fossils

• True form fossils

• Mold fossils

When a plant or animal dies near water and falls into the sand/silt at the bottom of the water, the sand will cover the plant or animal to make a...

• Eroded rock

• Trilobite

• Mineral

• Fossil

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A _____ fossil is a type of fossil that only has things the animal left behind such as footprints or eggs.

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• True form fossil

A _____ fossil is a type of fossil that has the hollow imprint from the plant/animal.

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• True form fossil

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A _____ fossil is a type of fossil that has the imprint from the plant/animal but is filled in with minerals.

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• True form fossil

A _____ fossil is a type of fossil that the remains of a plant or animal preserved in their original form from trapped or petrified in someway like in ice, tar, or amber.

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• True form fossil

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Fossils are usually deep underground inside layers of rock. They become exposed thanks to...

• tornados throwing the rocks around

• earthquakes destroying everything but not touching the fossils magically

• erosion wearing away at the layers of rock

• digging,there is no other way

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