Lesson 1 Fossils Quiz

What is a FOSSIL?

• The preserved remains or traces of living things

• A scientist who studies the past using fossils

• Material the settles at the bottom of a body of water; dirt

• A framework of bones and cartilage supporting an animal's body

What is a SEDIMENT?

• The preserved remains or traces of living things

• A scientist who studies the past using fossils

• Material the settles at the bottom of a body of water; dirt

• A framework of bones and cartilage supporting an animal's body

What is a AMBER?

• The preserved remains or traces of living things

• Fossilized tree sap that has hardened into a stone

• Material the settles at the bottom of a body of water; dirt

• A framework of bones and cartilage supporting an animal's body

What is a SKELETON?

• The preserved remains or traces of living things

• A scientist who studies the past using fossils

• Material the settles at the bottom of a body of water; dirt

• A framework of bones and cartilage supporting an animal's body

This is an insect encased in amber. What type of fossil is this?

• Cast and Mold

• Trace Fossil

• Preserved Remain

• Carbon Film

This is the fossil of an extinct animal called a trilobite. What type of fossil is this?

• Cast and Mold

• Trace Fossil

• Preserved Remain

• Carbon Film

This fossil shows the fine details of the veins of a leaf. What type of fossil is this?

• Preserved Remain

• Cast and Mold

• Petrified Fossil

• Carbon Film

This fossil shows the footprints of a now extinct dinosaur. What type of fossil is this?

• Trace Fossil

• Preserved Remain

• Cast and Mold

• Petrified Fossil

This fossil is the remains of a young woolly mammoth that was encased in ice. It still has fur and skin. What type of fossil is this?

• Trace Fossil

• Preserved Remain

• Cast and Mold

• Petrified Fossil

This fossil shows the drag mark from an extinct worm as is moved across the ocean floor. What type of fossil is this.

• Cast and Mold

• Carbon Film

• Trace Fossil

• Preserved Remains