WorksheetsFossils
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of fossil contains organisms that have been trapped in tree sap?
a)
mold
b)
amber
c)
cast
d)
trace
2.
Which type of fossil would most likely form in mud?
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
amber
d)
imprint
3.
Which type of fossil would most likely form from a leaf?
a)
mold
b)
imprint
c)
cast
d)
petrified
4.
A fossilized skull would be an example of which kind of fossil
a)
petrified
b)
mold
c)
imprint
d)
trace
5.
Scientists can learn about how living things have changed over time by studying ________.
a)
rocks
b)
minerals
c)
weather
d)
fossils
6.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
7.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
8.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
9.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
10.
What do footprints tell us about dinosaurs?
a)
How fast or slow they moved.
b)
Where dinosaurs liked to walk to.
c)
How smelly their feet were.
11.
Fossils give us clues about the
a)
extinct
b)
past
c)
plants
d)
meat
12.
What is a way an organism can become a fossil?
a)
amber
b)
strata
c)
geologic column
d)
superposition
13.
Fossils are most often preserved in?
a)
ice
b)
amber
c)
tar pits
d)
rock
14.
Is this cake pan the mold or cast?
a)
mold
b)
cast
15.
Is this cake the mold or the cast?
a)
mold
b)
cast
16.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
17.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
18.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
19.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold
b)
Carbon flim
c)
Cast
d)
Original Remains
20.
Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
21.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
22.
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
23.
What type of fossil fills a mold, and is a model of the actual organism?
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
carbon imprint
24.
What is hardened tree sap?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
25.
Why don't all living things become fossils?
a)
because some living things are too small
b)
because some living things are too big
c)
because some are subject to catastrophism and others are not
d)
because environmental conditions have to be just right to prevent decay
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