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Types of Fossils

Authored by Paul Cancellieri

Science

8th Grade

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Types of Fossils
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fossils are the (a)   or impressions of a prehistoric organism.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is likely to leave behind a fossil?

The bones of a reptile that lived near a stream

The skull of a desert bird

The claws of an ocean predator

The soft leaves of a mountaintop flower

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following can preserve original remains of an organism?

Amber (tree sap)

Ice

Tar

Warm water

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What’s the name for the process by which the original tissue of an organism is replaced with minerals?

Permineralization

Premineralization

Remineralization

Tissification

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of fossil is the empty hollow left behind when an organism’s body completely dissolves away?

Mold

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Amber

Trace

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of fossil is not of a body part but a mark left by an organism?

Mold

Cast

Amber

Trace

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of fossil is made when sediments fill in the hollow made by a dissolved organism?

Mold

Cast

Trace

Preserved original remains

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