Fossil Formation

Where are fossils usually found?

• in igneous rock

• in sedimentary rock

• in your classroom

• in metamorphic rock

Scientists who study fossils are called

• archeologists

• geologists

• hydrogeologists

• paleontologists

Organisms that have changed over time provide

• evidence of the history and past environments on earth

• evidence of habits of organisms

Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?

• The size of the animal
• What the animal ate
• The color of the animal
• Where the animal lived

What can fossils tell us about an organism?

• How long ago an organism lived

• Where an organism lived

• How an organism lived

• All of the above

The process of how an organism is formed into a fossil is called

• Fossilization

• Metamorphosis

• Decompostion

• Discovery

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 

• A. Layer 2
• B. Layer 4
• C. Layer 1
• D. Layer 3

Which fossil layer is the youngest? 

• A. Layer A
• B. Layer B
• C. Layer C
• D. Layer D

Fossils can teach us about

• past

• present

• future

• nothing

ALL organisms become fossils when they die.

• True

• False