Fossil

A fossil is a trace or remains of a living thing that died _______.

• a very long time ago

• a year ago

• a week ago

• yesterday

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Fossils are often found in hardened tree sap called

• imprint

• amber

• mold

• cast

Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?

• muscle

• skull

• fur

• feathers

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The pictures show a fossil of an extinct fish and the area where it was found. What is the best explanation for the location of the fossil?

• This kind of fish was often eaten by land animals.

• This kind of fish had once lived on land.

• The area used to be filled with water.

• The area used to be very cold.

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The picture shows a fossil. What was the most likely habitat of the fossilized organism?

• Lake

• Forest

• Plateau

• Mountains

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Where are most fossils formed?

• near volcanoes, because the high heat of the lava helps to form fossils

• in glaciers, because fossils are created when an organism is frozen quickly

• in sedimentary rock, because being buried in sediment helps to form fossils

• near earthquakes, because the shaking ground traps organisms to create fossils

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Which of the following is an example of how a fossil was formed?

• A dinosaur died in the mud and minerals filled in the bones, keeping their shape.

• A dinosaur died during a very icy storm, and its bones hardened from the cold.

• A dinosaur died in the summertime, and the hot Sun made the bones strong.

• A dinosaur died near a lake and the water filled in the bones, keeping their shape.

What is a fossil?

• a rock that is millions of years old

• the model created by a scientist to study dinosaurs

• the remains of an organism studied by scientists

• an organism that has become extinct

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Which type of scientist studies life that existed long ago, mostly by studying fossils?

• Biologist

• Zoologist

• Botanist

• Paleontologist

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The picture shows a fossil of a dinosaur that scientists discovered. Select three things that can be learned about the dinosaur using this fossil.

• how long ago the dinosaur died

• what color the dinosaur was

• where the dinosaur lived

• the sound the dinosaur made

• how large the dinosaur was

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