Fossils Quiz

What material is a fossil made from?

• rock

• mud

• shell

What are fossils?

• the bones of a dead animal

• the shape of a dead animal

• the body of a dead animal

What is the name of the people that study fossils?

• doctors

• scientists

• palaeontologists

How many years have humans known about dinosaurs?

• about 2000 years

• about 200 years

• about 20 years

How are fossils made?

• The animals turn to stone.

• People carve them out of stone.

• Water and minerals take the shape of the body and turn hard.

Which is the only type of rock that fossils are found in?

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

The word ‘fossil’ comes from an old word ‘fossilis’ which means...

• dug up.

• found.

• stone.

Why are fossils so important?

• They help us understand what happened a long time ago.

• They look pretty.

• They are made from expensive gems so cost lots of money.