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Fossils Practice

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4th Grade

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Fossils Practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a fossil?

the remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago; two types- trace and body; filled with minerals

a person who studies fossils

an event that results in the dying off of many species at one time and usually done by nature.

age of the dinosaurs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a paleontologist?

preserved body parts of an animal, can be found in hardened tree sap called amber, or in ice.

a fossil of a type of organism that lived many places during a relatively short time span.

a person who studies fossils

age of the fishes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a mold fossil?

an event that results in the dying off of many species at one time and usually done by nature.

an impression or print of an organism, formed when sediment hardens around the organism; type of trace fossil

a fossil of a type of organism that lived many places during a relatively short time span.

one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time; Fossils of similar organisms across widely disparate continents encouraged the revolutionary theory of continental drift

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a cast fossil?

a fossil of a type of organism that lived many places during a relatively short time span.

preserved body parts of an animal, can be found in hardened tree sap called amber, or in ice.

a mold that is filled with mud and sand; the fossil looks like a statue of the organism; type of trace fossil

a person who studies fossils

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is mass extinction?

age of the dinosaurs

an event that results in the dying off of many species at one time and usually done by nature.

first life on earth

a person who studies fossils

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an index fossil?

age of the dinosaurs

one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time; Fossils of similar organisms across widely disparate continents encouraged the revolutionary theory of continental drift

an event that results in the dying off of many species at one time and usually done by nature.

a fossil of a type of organism that lived many places during a relatively short time span.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where can you find a body fossil?

rock

amber

trees

dirt

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