Fossils

Much of what we know about ancient life is learned from:

• old buildings

• trees

• fossils

• stories

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Fossils are made by:

• once-living things

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• scientists

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An imprint fossil makes the following in a rock:

• home

• painting

• photograph

• mark

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What are often the best fossil formers?

• skin and muscles

• hair

• bones, teeth, and shells

• internal organs

Petrified wood is a fossil formed from:

• flowers

• trees

• animals

• shells

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Living things fossilized in amber were formed when they were trapped in what?

• tree sap (gum)

• ice

• sand

• clay

Fossils are traces or remains of living things from:

• a year ago

• the ancient past

• less than 1,000 years ago

• a few weeks ago

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Fossils cannot tell us about:

• ancient life

• past climates

• changes in life over time

• the future

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Which is not a fossil fuel?

• oil

• wind energy

• natural gas

• coal

Cement comes from a fossil rock called:

• coal

• granite

• limestone

• magma