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Science Court Fossils Content Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
2.

People who study fossils are called ____.

a)

meterologists

b)

fossilologists

c)

paleontologists

3.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

a)

a petrified dinosaur bone

b)

a footprint captured in mud

c)

a seashell found on the beach

4.

The process that turns living things, like bones, into rocks is called _____.

a)

rock and roll

b)

petrification

c)

dinosauring

5.

When did dinosaurs live on Earth?

a)

Millions of years ago

b)

Thousands of years ago

c)

Hundreds of years ago

6.

Which of the following is NOT a soft part of an animal?

a)

teeth

b)

heart

c)

tongue

7.

Which of the following is NOT a hard part of an animal?

a)

bone

b)

brain

c)

teeth

8.

Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?

a)

The size of the animal

b)

What the animal ate

c)

The color of the animal

9.

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

rock candy

c)

hard rock

10.

Which of the following events happens FIRST?

a)

Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.

b)

Sediment covers the bone.

c)

An animal dies.

d)

The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

11.

Which of the following characters is Mrs. Mannion's favorite?

a)

Judge Stone

b)

Jenn Bedders

c)

Stenographer Fred

d)

J.C. Cramwood

12.

_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!

a)

A paleontologist

b)

An organism

c)

A fossil

13.

Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from an animal that left behind large, sharp teeth?

a)

It probably ate meat because it had sharp teeth.

b)

It was probably a large animal since it had large teeth,

c)

It was probably a boy dinosaur because it had sharp teeth.

14.

What would probably happen if dinosaur remains are not covered quickly?

a)

It could decay, or rot away.

b)

It would become a fossil.

c)

It would not be able to decay.

15.

Why was Jack Jenkins at the construction site in the first place?

a)

He wanted a Cram Burger.

b)

He was protesting the building of the restaraunt.

c)

He was looking for his iPhone.