Fossil Frenzy Science Olympiad

What is a trace fossil and give an example of one?

• Fossilized tree trunk

• Petrified bones

• Preserved insect in amber

• Example: Dinosaur footprints

Explain the process of fossilization.

• Fossilization is the process of creating new organic material from minerals

• Fossilization occurs when organic remains are slowly transformed into living organisms

• Fossilization is the process of turning organic remains into plastic

• Fossilization is the process where organic remains are gradually replaced by minerals, preserving the original structure.

What are some common features used to identify fossils?

• Age, origin, material, and location

• Sound, taste, smell, and flexibility

• Shape, size, texture, and color

• Weight, density, temperature, and hardness

What is a fossil?

• rock was once at the bottom of the sea.

• An impression of an ancient organism.

• the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like.

• The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

What are the three common types of fossils?

• Mold, cast, and trace

• liquid, cast and trace

• solid, mold and cast

• gas, cast and mold

What can fossils tell us about past animals and life?

• It cannot be replaced easily

• The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago

• An impression of an ancient organism

• Info about the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like

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Millions of years ago, the remains of dead plants and animals were buried by sediments. Through the action of time and pressure over millions of years, these remains changed form. We now call these changed remains

• Fossil fuels

• Natural gas

• Renewable resource

• Nonrenewable resources

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Fossil fuels are forming fast enough to keep up with how fast we use them.

• False

• True

• Not reusable

• No formation

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Fossils are found mostly in which type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Amber

• Solid

• Pewter

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In layers of rock and their fossils, which layer contains the oldest fossils?__

• bottom of the sea.

• The ones on the bottom

• desert

• plant

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