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WorksheetsFOSSILS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.
a)
paleontologist
b)
fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
2.
A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.
a)
paleontologist
b)
fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
3.
When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.
a)
paleontologist
b)
fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
4.
A _____________________ is an extinct ocean shellfish.
a)
paleontologist
b)
fossil
c)
Trilobite
d)
extinct
5.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
Rotting Log
6.
What evidence shows that parts of Utah were once the sea floor of an ancient ocean?
a)
Mammoth fossils found in caves.
b)
Saber tooth tiger claws found in rocks.
c)
Trilobites found in limestone.
d)
Cooper and gold found in mines.
7.
Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?
a)
They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.
b)
They are not made of mineral or rock.
c)
They cannot be changed to rock.
d)
They rot before fossilization can occur.
8.
Which Rock type would be best to find fossils?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
9.
Dinosaur fossils and coal found in Emery and Uintah County indicate that parts of Utah were____________.
a)
tropical and swampy
b)
hot and dry
c)
hot and wet
d)
cold and wet
10.
Mineral Replacement → The process of an organism’s hard parts being dissolved and replaced by other minerals.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
Climate → A pattern of weather over a period of time
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Impression →A mark or design made on a surface by pressure
a)
ture
b)
false
13.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
14.
Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
15.
Which statement is true about the fossil record?
a)
It is a record of all living things
b)
It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
c)
It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
d)
It does not support the theory of evolution
16.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
17.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
18.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
19.
These fossils shows evidence of activity. Scientists use these fossils to study animal behaviors.
a)
Mold fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Cast fossil
d)
Body Fossil
20.
What is hardened tree sap called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
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