Fossils quiz

earth scientists are called

• meteorologist

• rockologist

• geologist and paleontologist

• scientist

The minerals in the mold that make a replica or copy, of the original organism is called

• rock fossil

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

• clam fossil

What covers the bones in a fossil and protects it from being damaged?

• dust

• leaves

• sediment

• dirt

What must happen to the remains in order from them to become a fossil?

• they must get buried

• they must rot

• they have to be underwater

• they must be left untouched

What enters the preserved remains that turns them into fossils?

• minerals

• rocks

• soil

• dead fish

Sediments change into rock, the space in the sediments is called a...

• mold

• body

• trace

• cast

A piece of ________ is a tree fossil, preserving the trees wood grain and growth rings exactly

• fossil

• petrified wood

• fossilized wood

• tree fossil

On page 25 there is a picture of a

• leaf

• dinosaur

• mold and cast of a shell

• fish