The Fossil Record Quiz

Fossils can help us learn about species that went extinct a long time ago.

• True

• False

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All fossils are the bones of dinosaurs.

• True

• False

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A footprint or the impression of a leaf can form a fossil.

• True

• False

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Fossils are all parts of either a plant or an animal that is extinct now.

• True

• False

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Plants can’t leave fossils because they have no bones.

• True

• False

There is no way to tell if one fossil is older than another.

• True

• False

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Fossils that are buried deeper in the ground tend to be older.

• True

• False

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• A

• B

• C

• D

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Fossil B is an ancient marine mollusk that has been found in tall mountains. This tells us that-

• Fossils can be carried up a mountain.

• The rocks at the top of the mountain used to be underwater.

• The rocks at the top of the mountain used to be in the desert.

• It is impossible that marine mollusks existed in the past.

Answer explanation

The word "marine" tells us that it is a sea creature. This means that the rocks at the top of the mountain were once at the bottom of the ocean.

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Remains of living things embedded or imprinted in a sedimentary rock are called

• fossils

• geodes

• strata

• clasts

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