WorksheetsLGA Fossils
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False....Only dinosaurs have been fossilized.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
This type of fossil would include nests, eggs, feces, and footprints.
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
preserved remains
d)
trace
3.
This type of fossil is a stone "copy"....also called petrification.
a)
preserved remains
b)
mineral replacement
c)
cast
d)
mold
4.
When we pressed our dinosaur bodies into the clay...What type of "fossil" did it leave us with?
a)
preserved remains
b)
trace
c)
cast
d)
mold
5.
True or False...All living things that die become fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which item below would INCREASE the chances of making a fossil?
a)
Soft body parts
b)
Buried Right Away
c)
Left Exposed
d)
Lots of Scavenger Activity
7.
True or False...Fossils have been found all over Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
When a scientist pours plaster into a mold, what type of fossil do they get?
a)
Trace Fossils
b)
Preserved Remains
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
They don't call that a fossil
9.
this type of fossil is created during a process that preserved the delicate parts of plant leaves and insects
a)
amber
b)
petrified
c)
carbon film
d)
trace
10.
this type of fossil provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tails
a)
mold
b)
carbon film
c)
trace
d)
cast
11.
this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains
a)
cast
b)
amber
c)
mold
d)
carbon film
12.
a scientist who studies fossils
a)
geologist
b)
biologist
c)
paleontologist
d)
chemist
13.
the trace or remains of an organism that lived a loooong time ago, often preserved in sediment
a)
half-life
b)
fossil
c)
geologic time-scale
d)
evolution
14.
provides evidence about the history of life and past environments on earth, and how life has changed over time
a)
relative dating
b)
fossil record
c)
unconformities
15.
__ may have caused the dinosaurs to become extinct, after an asteroid struck earth and clouded the atmosphere
a)
the jurassic era
b)
the evolution into birds
c)
climate change
16.
2. Which type of fossil is this?
a)
Body Fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
17.
5. What kind of fossil is this?
a)
Amber Fossil
b)
Frozen Fossil
c)
Exo Fossil
d)
Petrification Fossil
18.
4. What is the name of this kind of fossil?
a)
Amber Fossil
b)
Exoskeleton fossil
c)
Trace Fossil
d)
Petrification Fossil
19.
7. The ________helps us build a picture of the history/geologic time of Earth.
a)
Superposition
b)
Theory
c)
Fossil Record
20.
9. Complete fossils of an animal or plant are very common.
a)
True
b)
False
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