Fossil Quiz

When a species no longer exists it is _________

• Endangered

• Fossil

• Extinct

• Dead

What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

• Scientist

• Paleontologist

• Doctor

• Archeologist

Fossils that are formed from body parts of living things are______

• trace fossils

• body fossils

• cast fossils

• mold fossils

The remains or mark of an animal or plant that lived long ago is____

• fossil

• paleontologist

• fossil fuels

• extinct

What is the most common type of rock that fossils are buried in?

• sandstone

• granite

• coal

• sedimentary

Which of the following is an example of a body fossil?

• a perfect mold of a dinosaur bone

• a carbon print left by leaf

• the skull of a mammoth that fell in a tar pit

• a dinosaur foot print

In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually_______ quickly after it dies?

• decompose

• go extinct

• be buried

• rot

Wood, bones, teeth and shells are the only things that can become fossils

• True

• False

Which layer contains fossils of the oldest organisms? Explain your answer.

• Layer A because it has the weirdest creature

• Layer D because it's on the top

• Layer A because it's on the bottom

• Layer D because dinosaurs are old

Millions of years ago, this area was covered by

ocean. Which rock layer shows this time period?

• #1

• #3

• #5

• #6