Fossil Expedition Quiz

Fossil Expedition Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Tim Yuan's role at the Natural History Museum?

Music composer for the expedition

Curator responsible for fossil sea urchins and starfish

Senior fossil preparator

Co-discoverer of crinoids

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Sally Hollingworth and her husband discover the crinoids?

Through a tip from a local historian

Through a planned scientific expedition

By pure chance while exploring a quarry

During a museum exhibition

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Sally's initial impression of the slab they took home?

It seemed to be a piece of ancient pottery

It looked like a treasure chest

It was clearly full of fossils

It appeared to be a lump of clay

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Mark Graham's main task at the Natural History Museum?

Curating exhibitions

Preparing fossils for study and display

Composing music for museum events

Leading guided tours

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the quarry site particularly important according to Mark Graham?

Its proximity to the museum

The historical significance of the location

The presence of rare gemstones

Its rich content of well-preserved fossils

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