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WorksheetsFossils Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
A scientist that studies fossils is called a...
a)
digologist
b)
fossilogist
c)
paleontologist
d)
zoologist
2.
What is sediment made of?
a)
rocks, sand, mud, other soils
b)
cement
c)
chemicals
d)
acid rain
3.
Identify the three fossil fuels from the choices below...
a)
oil, gasoline, coal
b)
oil, coal, natural gas
c)
coal, solar power, gasoline
d)
gasoline, coal, solar power
4.
A fossil that shows changes that long-dead animals made in their surroundings. The imprint of a plant or animal.
a)
trace fossil
b)
true fossil
c)
mold
d)
amber
5.
A fossil imprint made by the outside of a dead plant or animal.
a)
cast
b)
trace fossil
c)
mold
d)
fossil
6.
A fossil formed when sediments or minerals fill a mold, it takes on the same outside shape as the living things that shaped the mold.
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace fossil
d)
fossil
7.
Hard translucent fossilized resin, typically yellowish in color
a)
true fossil
b)
cast
c)
mold
d)
amber
8.
Fossils of the actual animal or animal or animal part.
a)
true fossil
b)
trace fossil
c)
fossil
d)
mold
9.
What can you learn by studying fossils?
a)
The types of plants and animals that lived long ago.
b)
What the earth used to be like and how it changed.
c)
How much time passed since the organism was alive.
d)
All of the above.
10.
The preserved remains of an animal, plant, or organism from the past.
a)
true fossil
b)
mold
c)
fossil
d)
amber
11.
A pencil can become a fossil.
a)
False
b)
True
12.
In order for a fossil to form...
a)
There must be dinosaurs nearby.
b)
The organism needs to be covered so it is protected.
c)
The organism must die in water.
d)
There must be salt water nearby.
13.
Footprints can become fossils.
a)
False
b)
True
14.
Fish can become fossils.
a)
False
b)
True
15.
Old coins can become fossils.
a)
False
b)
True
16.
By studying fossils, you can learn what an animal ate.
a)
False
b)
True
17.
By studying fossils, you can't learn when an animal lived.
a)
False
b)
True
18.
By studying fossils, you can learn where an animal lived.
a)
False
b)
True
19.
By studying fossils, you can learn the exact color of the animal.
a)
False
b)
True
20.
Why don't most dead animals become fossils?
a)
They were not properly preserved for a long time.
b)
They were eaten by other animals.
c)
They decomposed before fossilization could take place.
d)
All of the above.
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