Fossil Types Quiz

What type of fossil shows the evidence of activity, such as footprints or burrows?

• Cast Fossils

• Mold Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• True Form Fossils

Which type of fossil is a mold that was filled in and then turned to rock?

• True Form Fossils

• Cast Fossils

• Mold Fossils

• Trace Fossils

What type of fossil shows an impression of the organism in rock?

• Mold Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• Cast Fossils

• True Form Fossils

Which type of fossil includes the actual plant or animal?

• Mold Fossils

• True Form Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• Cast Fossils

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

• Cast Fossils

• Mold Fossils

• True Form Fossils

• Trace Fossils

Which fossils show a positive image of the animal, plant, or other organism?

• Mold Fossils

• Cast Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• True Form Fossils

What type of fossil shows a negative image of the animal, plant, or other organism?

• Mold Fossils

• True Form Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• Cast Fossils

Which type of fossil can be created when an animal walked in mud long ago?

• True Form Fossils

• Mold Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• Cast Fossils

What do scientists use trace fossils to study?

• Animal behavior

• Plant growth

• Rock formation

• Weather patterns

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Which type of fossil shows the organism in a 3D form, sticking out from the rock?

• Mold Fossils

• True Form Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• Cast Fossils