Fossils Concept 5.1 4th Grade

In the picture of sedimentary rock, the oldest fossils are found in which layer?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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There are 2 types of rocks in the rock cycle.

• True

• False

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This fossil was found in the desert. What type of environment probably existed here long ago?

• forest

• ocean

• polar

• desert

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Fossils show us the history of the earth and how it has changed over the years.

• True

• False

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Igneous rock is formed when _______ flows onto Earth's surface as lava then it ________ and _______ into rock.

• magma, cools, hardens

• cools, hardens, magma

• hardens, magma, cools

_________ are the remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

• organisms

• metamorphic rock

• fossils

• igneous rock

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Which type of fossil is found in tar, amber or ice?

• true form (body) fossil

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• trace fossil

When sediment is compacted and cemented, __________ rock is formed.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which fossil is made from the marks of an organism rather than the organism itself?

• true form (body) fossil

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• trace fossil

Fossils that have the entire organism preserved in amber are called trace fossils?

• True

• False