WorksheetsFossil Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the first step in the making of a fossil?
a)
soft parts rot away
b)
the animal is buried by mud
c)
The animal dies
2.
The remains of all plants and animals turn into fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Fossils give us and idea of what an organism looked like. Look at the image. What type of organism was it?
a)
Dinosaur
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
4.
In which case, would a fossil hunter more likely find the animal perfectly preserved with its fur, skin, and organs?
a)
buried in sedimentary rock
b)
frozen in the tundra
c)
covered with volcanic dust
5.
As t skeleton of the animal is dissolved by the ground water, a(n) _______________ is left behind in the mud.
a)
imprint
b)
pit
c)
burrow
6.
Once the bones decay in an animal what fills in the space that was left empty?
a)
sand from ocean
b)
plaster of Paris
c)
water filled with minerals
7.
What is a fossil?
a)
a rock shaped animal
b)
a statue of an animal
c)
remains of a plant or animal
8.
some animals were trapped while fleeing an erupting volcano and fossilized by volcanic _________.
a)
ash
b)
amber
c)
tar
9.
Wind and water _______ help in the fossil process by covering the body with more layers of sediment.
a)
storms
b)
erosion
c)
floods
10.
Some animals were perfectly preserved in a sticky residue called ________.
a)
amber
b)
ash
c)
tar
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