Types of Fossils

Q. What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?

• Cast

• Mold

• Trace

• Petrified

This type of fossil forms when sediments bury an organism and then sediments change into rock; the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism.

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

• Petrified

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This type of fossil forms when minerals soak into the buried remains, replacing the remains, and changing them into rock.

• Cast

• Mold

• Petrified

• Trace

This type of scientist finds, preserves, and interprets fossils remains.

• Archeologist

• geologist

• anthropologist

• paleontologist

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Hardened tree sap is called.

• tar

• diamond

• amber

• syrup

Most fossils are found in __________ rock layers

• Dirt

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of fossil is pictured?

• Cast

• Mold

• Trace

• Petrified

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of fossil is pictured?

• Cast

• Mold

• Trace

• Petrified

Which type of fossils can be created when an animal walked in mud long ago and then the mud hardened intro rock?

• Cast Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• True Form Fossil

Which type of fossil show the organism in 3D form, sticking out from the rock?

• Cast Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• True Form Fossil