Fossils

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• fossils

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If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

• A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

• A plant or animal must die and decompose.

• Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

• An earthquake shifts the land up.

What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?

• amber

• cast

• mold

• minerals

This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

• Petrified wood

• Imprint

• Amber

• Mold

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Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

• sediment

• people

• cement

• ants

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A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

• biologist

• chemist

• paleontologist

• astronomer

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Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• animal record

• historical record

• Earth record

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Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?

• sticky tar

• water

• amber

• ice

When there are no longer any living members of a plant or animal species, it is considered__________.

• extinct

• preserved

• endangered

• rotting

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