SSW Week 30 - What is a Fossil? Quiz

In which type of rock are fossils found?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

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A footprint fossil is called a __________ fossil.

• trace

• preserved

• mold

• impression

Why have scientists found marine fossils on Mt. Everest?

• The fish swam to the top of the mountain.

• Mt. Everest was once level with the ocean floor.

• An earthquake caused the fossils to appear.

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Scientists who look for clues and patterns in rocks, fossils, and landscapes are called __________.

• biologists

• paleontologist

• geologists

• anthropologists

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The Earth is __________ changing.

• Always

• Never

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What are three things paleontologists learn from fossils?

• what the animal ate

• the sound the animal made

• how the animal was born

• how the animal moved

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True or False: Geologists look at rocks around fossils in order to determine the date of the fossils.

• true

• false

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True or False: A paleontologist studies current events happening in our world.

• true

• false

What is another name for a water lily fossil?

• tree fossil

• rose fossil

• water flower

• crinoid

In the La Brea Tar pits, most of the fossils (about 90%) found have been _______.

• prey

• predators

• preserved fossils

• insects

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