February 5: Fossils

People who study fossils are called ____

• meterologists

• paleontologists

• fossilologists

• fossil hunters

What are the preserved remains or traces of once living organisms from the past called?

• amber

• species

• fossils

• soil

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How are fossils created?

• Traces of organisms that turn into stone.

• Dead organisms are buried quickly and remain undisturbed for millions of years.

• All of the above

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What is the process of becoming a fossil called?

• Extinct

• Fossilization

• Relative dating

• Fossil Record

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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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True or False...All living things that die become fossils.

• True

• False

The deeper the layer the fossil is found, the older the fossil will likely be.

• True

• False

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What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

• All of its members move to another place.

• All of its members have died.

• Only a few of its members are still living.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone

• a footprint captured in mud

• a seashell found on the beach

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A dinosaur track or footprints are an example of

• trace fossils

• bones

• organic matter

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