WorksheetsFossils - 3rd Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
In which type of rock are most fossils found?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
volcanic
d)
metamorphic
2.
A fossil animal has a mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth. What can you infer about the animal?
a)
The animal ate fruits and vegetables.
b)
The animal is closely related to a shark.
c)
The animal did not live on land.
d)
The animal ate meat.
3.
If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?
a)
what fish are like today
b)
that this fish lacked oxygen
c)
what kind of animal ate this fish
d)
that water once covered the area
4.
Suppose both of these living things die on the same day. Which one is more likely to become a fossil? EXPLAIN your answer!
a)
The plant because it is bigger.
b)
The fish because it has more hard parts than the plant.
c)
The plant because it is green.
d)
The fish because it has gills.
5.
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
6.
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.
7.
Why is it important for paleontologist to study fossils?
a)
to learn more about the future
b)
to learn more about the present
c)
to learn more about dinosaurs
d)
to learn more about the past
8.
What are your footprints on the beach an example of?
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
fossil
d)
imprints
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.
Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
12.
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
13.
this type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism
a)
mold
b)
petrified
c)
cast
d)
trace
14.
this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains
a)
cast
b)
amber
c)
mold
d)
carbon film
15.
What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?
a)
plant
b)
animal
16.
What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?
a)
plant
b)
animal
17.
What type of fossil makes a shallow print or mark in a rock?
a)
imprint fossil
b)
mold fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
amber fossil
18.
Which means to "break down rock?"
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
soil
19.
Which means to "carry it away?"
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
d)
soil
20.
Which means to "drop it in a new place"?
a)
Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Erosion
d)
Soil
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