Fossil Practice for Quiz

What type of fossil can be made from animals or plants trapped in ice, tar, or amber?

• Mold Fossils

• Preserved Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• Cast Fossils

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold
• Carbon flim
• Cast
• Original Remains

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

When water seeps in, to fill the impression of a mold fossil, the minerals in the water form a _____________.

• permineralized fossil
• mold fossil
• trace fossil
• cast fossil

Identify this fossil.

• trace

• carbon film

• remains

• cast

Identify this fossil.

• trace

• mold

• cast

• carbon film

Identify this fossil.

• carbon film

• cast

• preserved

• petrified

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Identify this fossil.

• remains

• mold

• cast

• carbon film

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Identify this fossil.

• trace

• trace

• petrified

• remains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

When an organism (usually plant life) becomes compressed between rocks leaving behind only a thin layer of carbon.

• trace fossil

• carbon film

• preserved remains

• petrified (permineralized) fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

When an organism's hard parts are replaced with minerals turning it into a rock/stone. Example above is permineralized wood.

• petrified (permineralized) fossil

• trace fossil

• preserved remains

• mold fossil