Fossils Quiz

What are fossils?

• Frozen remains of living things

• Fossilized remains of dead dinosaurs

• Stone copies of previous living animals or plants

• Preserved remains of living animals or plants

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What are paleontologists?

• People who study plants

• People who study fossils

• People who study animals

• People who study rocks

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What are mold fossils formed from?

• Preserved living things in their true form

• Fossilized clues of living things

• Living organism remains squished into the ground

• Minerals filling up a print in the ground

What are cast fossils formed from?

• Minerals filling up a print in the ground

• Living organism remains squished into the ground

• Preserved living things in their true form

• Fossilized clues of living things

What are trace fossils?

• Fossilized clues of living things

• Stone copies of previous living animals or plants

• Frozen remains of living things

• Fossilized remains of dead dinosaurs

What are true form fossils?

• Fossilized remains of dead dinosaurs

• Preserved remains of living animals or plants

• Fossilized clues of living things

• Preserved living things in their true form

What type of rock is unlikely to contain fossils?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

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What type of fossil is an insect getting stuck in sap and then the sap turns into amber?

• Cast Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• True Form Fossil