Fossils Quick Check

A scientist that studies fossils?

• zoologist

• paleontologist

• anthropologist

• geologist

Layers of sediment and soil that accumulate on top of one another

• imprint

• soil

• model

• rock layers

the remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past are called

• habitat

• fossil fuels

• fossils

• sediment

Scientists use fossils to learn about past organisms and environments. Which of the following could NOT be obtained from a fossil?

• an organism's number of offspring

• the desert was a body of water

• location of the type of ecosystem

• shapes and sizes of an organism

What type of rock are fossils found in?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

The oldest fossils are found....

• top layers of rock

• middle layers of rock

• bottom layers of rock

In which step of the formation of sedimentary rocks do fossils get burried

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• cementation