Bill Nye - Fossils Video Quiz

Almost all of the things (species) that have ever lived on earth are __?__.

• gone

• still here

• unknown

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Fossils are evidence of organisms which were once alive that has been turned to....

• stone

• soil

• water

• light energy

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What percent of organisms that have ever been on earth has gone extinct?

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

• 100%

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Dinosaur fossils are hundreds of __?__ of years old.

• hundred

• thousands

• millions

• billions

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When a shell leaves an impression in something else, like clay, a __?__ is formed.

• mold

• plant

• pebble

• mountain

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Not all fossils are bones that have hardened into stone. Sometimes when a plant or animal dies it leaves a(n) __?__ in Earth's layers.

• outline (mold)

• soil

• smell

• rock

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Some of the oldest fossils are as much as 3 __?__ years old.

• hundred

• thousand

• million

• billion

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When wood is fossilized it is called __?__ wood.

• hollow

• petrified

• dinosaur

• tar

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What are scientists able to learn about fossilized tracks?

• The size, weight, and behaviors of the organism that made those tracks

• The color of the organism that made those tracks

• The sound of the organism that made those tracks

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A scientist that studies fossils of ancient plants and animals

• meteorologist

• paleontologist

• astronomer

• physicist

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