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WorksheetsES08-1 FOSSILS
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fossils are made of _____.
a)
rocks
b)
bones
c)
dirt
2.
A fossil found on the bottom is the ________.
a)
oldest
b)
youngest
3.
Which animal is the youngest in site 1?
a)
bird
b)
ammonite
c)
shell
4.
In layer G what animal is present?
a)
mammal
b)
dinosaur
c)
trilobite
5.
What animal is present in layer D?
a)
dinosaur
b)
bird
c)
shell
6.
What kind of fossil is this?
a)
trilobite
b)
crinoid
c)
fern
7.
What is superposition?
a)
young is above old
b)
young is the same as old
c)
old is above young
8.
What is relative dating?
a)
when an object is older or younger compared to an event
b)
when an object is the same as an event
9.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
10.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
11.
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
a)
the fish were dropped their by flying birds
b)
this land was once under the ocean
c)
farmers fed the fish to the cows
d)
fish used to live on land
12.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
13.
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
14.
These are dinosaur footprints. What is this a example of?
a)
All of the below!!!!!
b)
index fossil
c)
permineralized remains
d)
trace fossil
15.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud
c)
a seashell found on the beach
16.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
rock candy
c)
hard rock
17.
What would probably happen if dinosaur remains are not covered quickly?
a)
It could decay, or rot away.
b)
It would become a fossil.
c)
It would not be able to decay.
18.
What type of fossil fills a mold, and is a model of the actual organism?
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
carbon imprint
19.
What is hardened tree sap?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
20.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preservation of actual remains
b)
replacement of mineral matter
c)
molds,casts,imprints
21.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preservation of actual remains
b)
replacement of mineral matter
c)
molds,casts,imprints
22.
Why is the fossil record incomplete?
a)
fossils get eroded away over time
b)
most organisms never became fossils
c)
scavengers and decomposers eat them too quickly
d)
all of the above
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