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WorksheetsFossil Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Fossilized seashells that were found in the desert MOST LIKELY tell us that
a)
Sea animals live in the desert
b)
The desert was once underwater
c)
All deserts were once underwater
d)
All of the above are true
2.
What is a Fossil?
a)
Any dead organism
b)
The preserved remains or traces of an organism
c)
A perfect copy of a rock
d)
None of the above
3.
Which of the following can scientists NOT interpret from examining fossils?
a)
How
Earth’s environment has changed over time
b)
How plants and animals have changed over time
c)
The age of certain layers of rocks
d)
How the pull of gravity has changed
4.
How do MOST fossils form?
a)
living things die and their remains are quickly buried by
sediments
b)
the hard parts of an organism dry out in the air
c)
the soft parts of an organism change to stone
d)
freezing preserves the remains of an organism
5.
The above picture shows a fossil of a palm leaf, a tropical plant. This fossil was found in the state of Alaska. How could this be explained?
a)
Alaska’s climate was once colder than it is now
b)
Alaska’s climate has always been the same
c)
Alaska’s climate was once warmer than it is now
d)
Alaska’s climate is warming up
6.
Footprints and trails are examples of
a)
Casts
b)
Trace Fossils
c)
Index Fossils
d)
Molds
7.
Most fossils form when the hard parts of an organism are buried quickly and over time become part of
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
None of the above
8.
Which of the following is an example of mineral replacement?
a)
La Brea Tar Pits
b)
A Frozen Mammoth
c)
Hardened Tree Sap
d)
Petrified Wood
9.
David wants to preserve the remains of a dead caterpillar. Under what conditions would he get the best results?
a)
wet and warm temperatures
b)
wet and cool temperatures
c)
dry and freezing temperatures
d)
dry and hot temperatures
10.
What is hardened tree sap called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
11.
A fossil that forms when a hollowed out impression in a rock that is the same shape as a shell fills with sediment and then hardens.
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace fossil
d)
index fossil
12.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an index fossil?
a)
has a wide geographic range
b)
is hard to find
c)
is easily recognized
d)
existed for a short geologic time
13.
A woolly mammoth found frozen in the permafrost of Siberia is an example of...
a)
a mold
b)
an altered hard part
c)
a cast
d)
preserved remains
14.
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
a)
the fish were dropped their by flying birds
b)
this land was once under the ocean
c)
farmers fed the fish to the cows
d)
fish used to live on land
15.
Why do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils?
a)
they are white
b)
bones are large
c)
the parts are hard
d)
bones decay easily
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