NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsFossil Types
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This fossil is an example of________
a)
trace fossil
b)
carbonized fossil
c)
frozen remains
d)
tar pit fossil
2.
The remains, or traces on once-living organisms are called fossils.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
What does this say?
"60 mya"
"60 mya"
a)
Sixty male, young, antelopes
b)
60 miles per hour
c)
sixty million years ago
d)
60 minutes
4.
These are an example of ____________
a)
frozen remains
b)
permineralized fossils
c)
cast fossils
d)
tar pit fossils
5.
Preserved footprints, or fossilized scat are examples of _________
a)
trace fossils
b)
carbonized fossils
c)
cast fossils
d)
mold fossils
6.
A carbonized fossil is quickly buried and flattened by the pressure of the sediments on top of it. What remains is____________________
a)
Just bones
b)
a trace fossil
c)
a thin black film
d)
amber
7.
This fossil forms when minerals in water slowly replace the organisms tissues.
a)
carbonized fossil
b)
permineralized fossil
c)
trace fossil
d)
petrified wood
8.
An amber fossil forms when an organism gets stuck in sticky __________, which eventually hardens around it.
a)
tree sap
b)
tar
c)
cement
d)
syrup
9.
The impression of an organism's body shape left in sediment is called a cast fossil
a)
true
b)
false
10.
When water seeps in, to fill the impression of a mold fossil, the minerals in the water form a _____________.
a)
permineralized fossil
b)
mold fossil
c)
trace fossil
d)
cast fossil
Reset
