WorksheetsFossils test review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
2.
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
a)
extinct
b)
cast
c)
fossil
d)
bone
3.
This type of fossil forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
trace
d)
preserved
4.
This type of fossil forms when minerals soak into the buried remains, replacing the remains, and changing them into rock.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
petrified
d)
preserved
5.
This type of fossil forms when entire organisms or parts of organisms are prevented from decaying by being trapped in rock, ice, tar, or amber.
a)
trace
b)
preserved or original remains
c)
carbonized or carbon film
d)
index
6.
This type of fossil forms when the mud or sand hardens to stone where a footprint, trail, or burrow of an organism was left behind.
a)
carbonized or carbon film
b)
trace
c)
permineralized or petrified
d)
mold
7.
Shells and skeletons are typically fossilized in this fashion.
a)
mold and cast
b)
trace
c)
carbonized or carbon film
d)
permineralized or petrified
8.
This type of scientist finds, preserves, and interprets fossils remains.
a)
archeologist
b)
paleontologist
c)
geologist
d)
anthropologist
9.
Which type of fossil can tell you about the BEHAVIOR of ancient organisms? (ex. how they hunted, what kind of home they created, etc.)
a)
mold fossil
b)
cast fossil
c)
trace fossil
d)
preserved or original remains
10.
What type of fossil is pictured?
a)
cast
b)
petrified fossil
c)
preserved remains
d)
trace fossil
11.
What type of fossil is pictured?
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
trace fossil
d)
petrified fossil
12.
4. What is the name of this kind of fossil?
a)
Amber Fossil
b)
Exoskeleton fossil
c)
Trace Fossil
d)
Petrification Fossil
13.
When an organism dies, its soft parts _________ quickly or are eaten by animals.
a)
fade away
b)
disappear
c)
get washed away
d)
decay
14.
Which type of fossil is pictured?
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
carbon film
d)
petrified fossil
15.
What type of fossil is pictured?
a)
preserved remains
b)
trace fossil
c)
carbon film
d)
petrified fossil
16.
What type of fossil is shown in the photo?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
petrified
17.
What type of fossil is shown in the photo?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
carbon film
18.
What type of fossil is shown in the photo?
a)
cast fossil
b)
mold fossil
c)
preserved remains
d)
carbon film
19.
What type of fossil is in the photo?
a)
cast fossil
b)
index fossil
c)
mold fossil
d)
trace fossil
20.
What type of fossil is most likely shown in this picture?
a)
Carbon Film Fossil
b)
Mold Fossil
c)
Preserved Remains
d)
Cast Fossil
21.
This is a fossil of a woolly mammoth that has been preserved in ice for thousands of years. What type of fossil is most likely shown in this picture?
a)
Preserved Remains
b)
Cast Fossil
c)
Mold Fossil
d)
Carbonized Fossils
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