Review of Fossils

Fossils are the _____ of living things from long ago.

• bones

• preserved evidence

• rocks

• actual bodies

What is the process of minerals seeping in the spaces inside the organic material called?

• fossilization

• sedimentation

• erosion

• permineralization

Fossils are usually found in what type of rock?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• volcanic

• metamorphic

Why are fossils rarely found in metamorphic or igneous rocks?

• the rocks are too hard

• the rocks are too soft

• the rock formation is too fast

• the rock formation destroys the organic material

Which of these is a body fossil?

• nest

• footprint

• leg

• dropping

Which one is NOT an example of a trace fossil?

• insect droppings

• reptile footprints

• bird nest

• horse jaw

What kind of fossil is the one on the left?

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

• trace fossil

• rock fossil

What kind of fossil is the one on the right?

• cast fossil

• mold fossil

• trace fossil

• rock fossil

In the fossil dig simulation we did in class, which layer has mostly water-based organisms?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

In the fossil dig simulation we did in class, which layer had the youngest fossils?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D