Fossils Quiz

1.) A trace or the remains of a living thing is called a

• a. Fossil
• b. Sediment
• c. Mineral
• d. Remainder

2.) In which type of rock would you most likely find a fossil?

• a. Igneous Rock
• b. Mineral Rock
• c. Sedimentary Rock
• d. Metamorphic Rock

3.) What type of fossil turns to stone (petrified)?

• a. A fossil that is very small
• b. A fossil that is not very old
• c. A fossil of a tree that was turned to stone
• d. A fossil of a tree whose parts were trapped in a mold

4.) Which of these animals is extinct and can be found buried in ice?

• a. tiger
• b. lion
• c. bear
• d. woolly mammoth

5.) A cast forms when sediment leaks into a mold and hardens to form a copy of the original structure.

• True
• False

7.) Mold-The impression of an organism left behind in a rock (usually a shell).

• True
• False

9.) You might find a dead insect trapped in _________.

• a. wood
• b. amber
• c. an organism
• d. stone

What leaves behind a thin film(detailed outline) of an animal or plant called?

• Carbon film

• amber

• mold

• trace

12.) Trace fossils are Evidence left by organisms, such as burrows, imprints, coprolites, footprints, tracks, trails, and nests.

• True
• False

13.) What type of fossil is this?

• a. trace
• b. amber
• c. petrified
• d. mold