Fossils

The remains of once-living things that have been preserved are called

• fossils

• Cast

• Amber

• carbon film

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The imprint left by plant or animal is a

• trace fossil

• fossil

• mold

• petrified

Fossils that show how long dead animals changed their environments are called

• cast

• carbon film

• petrified

• trace fossils

Minerals that fill a mold and have the same shape as the original living things are a

• mold

• cast

• fossil

• amber

Which is NOT an example of a trace fossil?

• footprint

• burrow

• animal dropping

• jawbone

Which of the following animal part would be most likely to form a fossil?

• skin

• fur

• bones

• blood

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By studying fossils of an animal’s ________, scientists can find out what the animal might have eaten.

• droppings

• tracks

• bones

• burrows

The further rock layers are down in the earth, the older the layer is.

• true

• false

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Heat and pressure may destroy most of the buried remains of a plant or animal, leaving a thin covering called _________.

• fossil cast

• petrified fossil

• tar pits

• carbon film

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When minerals take the place of once-living materials, __________ fossils are formed.

• mold

• physical

• amber

• petrified

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