Quba Science P3 Fossil and Paleontology Quiz

What is a fossil?

• A type of tree sap

• A type of rock

• A mark made in mud

• The remains of a dead animal

How are fossils formed?

• By being buried in sand

• By freezing in ice

• By pressing into mud and turning into rock

• By volcanic activity

What did Mary Anning become famous for?

• Being the first female scientist

• Writing a famous book

• Collecting fossils

• Discovering a new type of rock

What tools do scientists use to dig up fossils?

• Hammers and chisels

• Heavy machinery

• Shovels and pickaxes

• Small tools and paintbrushes

How did the insect fossil mentioned in the text get trapped?

• In a tar pit

• In sticky tree gum

• In a cave

• In a riverbed

What did Mary Anning collect and become famous for?

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Seashells

• Rocks

Match the following

• A Fossil fish

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• A Fossil leaf

• 
• Fossil dinosaur eggs

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• A Fossil bird

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• A Fossil dragonfly

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The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• Animals are smaller than plants.

• Plants have harder bodies than animals.

• Plans have softer bodies than animals.

• Animals eat plants.

a scientist who studies fossils

• geologist
• biologist
• paleontologist
• chemist