Fossil Quiz

Most fossils are found in which type of rock?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• boulders

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of fossil is made when objects that rotted or dissolved leave shapes or imprints in rocks?

• cast

• shell

• fossil

• mold

Which type of fossil is made when molds are filled with mud or minerals?

• cast

• shell

• fossil

• mold

What dinosaur fossils have scientists used to figure out what dinosaurs looked like? (pick 2)

• teeth

• eyes

• bones

• muscles

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Why would it be unlikely to find fossils in igneous rocks?

• the heat would destroy things instead of fossilizing them

• igneous rocks don't exist

• dinosaurs didn't live by volcanoes

• igneous rock is too small

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following rocks would be most likely to have a fossil in it?

• granite

• limestone

• marble

• quartz

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3