Fossils Quiz

What is a fossil?

• The remains or impressions of prehistoric animals.

• The remains or impressions of prehistoric plants and animals.

• The remains of a rock

• A scientist

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What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

• Fossilologist

• Sociologist

• Paleontologist

• Studiologist

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Fossils help us learn about the______.

• past

• present

• future

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Fossils help scientist learn how animals looked and lived.

• True

• False

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What can we learn about a dinosaur by studying its teeth?

• If he brushes his teeth

• If his has any missing teeth

• If he eats a lot of candy

• If he is a meat eater or a plant eater

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What does it mean if an animal is extinct?

• They smell really bad

• They are very big

• They are no longer alive on earth

• They love to eat both meat and plants

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How do fossils form?

• People make them

• They are just found on the ground

• They are buried under different layers of rock

• They are formed in water.

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Tree sap that has hardened is called _________________________.

• cast

• amber

• mold

• imprint

Which of the following would not be considered a fossil?

• ancient, preserved footprints
• pottery from the 14th century
• dinosaur bones
• an insect trapped in amber

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

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