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Fossils Test Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are the preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism.

a)

fossils

b)

fossil fuels

c)

rocks

d)

minerals

2.

How many years does it take for oil and natural gases to form?

a)

hundreds

b)

thousands

c)

millions

d)

billions

3.

Which animal today is the most similar to the woolly mammoth?

a)

hippo

b)

elephant

c)

dinosaur

d)

zebra

4.

Oil that is pumped from the ground is called what?

a)

fossil fuels

b)

minerals

c)

crude oils

d)

rocks

5.

Footprints are examples of what?

a)

amber

b)

fossils frozen in ice

c)

trace fossils

d)

carbon films

6.

Scientists that study fossils are called what?

a)

Paleontologists

b)

Archaeologists

c)

Geologists

d)

Mineralogists

7.

A fossil leaf that is made only of carbon preserved between two rock layers is called a what?

a)

fossil

b)

rock

c)

carbon film

d)

fossil fuel

8.

A cast forms when _________________ fills a mold and hardens.

a)

mud

b)

sediments

c)

leafs

d)

rocks

9.

Coal, oil, and gas are known as what?

a)

rocks

b)

minerals

c)

fossil fuels

d)

fossils

10.

Oil and natural gases form from these two elements:

a)

hydrogen and oxygen

b)

hydrogen and carbon

c)

nitrogen and carbon

d)

nitrogen and oxygen

11.

Hardened sap is called what?

a)

trace fossil

b)

amber

c)

mold

d)

cast

12.

A ____________________ removes the oil and natural gas from the ground.

a)

drill

b)

basket

c)

shovel

d)

pump

13.

What percentage of natural gas is consumed?

a)

8%

b)

23%

c)

40%

d)

6%

14.

Which has a higher consumption rate: petroleum or renewable energy?

a)

petroleum

b)

renewable energy

15.

What percentage of emissions comes from industry?

a)

39%

b)

33%

c)

29%

16.

Which has a higher percentage of emissions: transportation or buildings?

a)

transportation

b)

buildings