WorksheetsFossils
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 17mins
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1.
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
d)
an insect stuck in amber
2.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
d)
Where the animal lived
3.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
4.
In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?
a)
Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
b)
Sediment covers the bone.
c)
An animal dies.
d)
The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
5.
_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!
a)
A paleontologist
b)
An organism
c)
A fossil
d)
A rock
6.
Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?
a)
The dinosaur became trapped in amber.
b)
The dinosaur was covered in sediment.
c)
The dinosaur was frozen in ice.
d)
The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.
7.
When scientists find a fish fossil in the desert, they know that long ago that piece of land was _________.
a)
a mountain
b)
a desert
c)
a body of water
d)
a hill
8.
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
9.
How are fossils created?
a)
Traces of organisms get turned into stone.
b)
Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
Animals get trapped.
d)
All of the above
10.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils?
a)
A. Layer 2
b)
B. Layer 4
c)
C. Layer 1
d)
D. Layer 3
11.
The surface of the land displays a mountain range and rivers. What might a scientist conclude about about the environment, based on the fossils in the sedimentary layers?
a)
A. The land was once a rainforest.
b)
The area was once covered by a desert.
c)
C. The area was once a grassy plain.
d)
D. The area was once near or covered by an ocean.
12.
Which fossil layer is the youngest?
a)
A. Layer A
b)
B. Layer B
c)
C. Layer C
d)
D. Layer D
13.
Why is it important to study fossils?
a)
Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
b)
Fossils are fortune tellers.
c)
Fossils are fun to study.
d)
Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
14.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
Rotting Log
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