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Worksheets3rd Grade Unit 6 Fossils
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the hardened remains of living things that died long ago?
a)
Extinct
b)
Fossils
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Minerals
2.
A fossil animal has a mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth. What can you infer about the animal?
a)
The animal only ate fruits and vegetables.
b)
The animal lived in the ocean.
c)
The animal is related to sharks.
d)
The animal ate meat.
3.
I found a fossil of a fish in what is now a cow pasture. How is that possible?
a)
Somebody put the fossil there.
b)
The wind moved the fossil there over time.
c)
The cow pasture used to be underwater.
d)
It would not be possible to find a fossil of a fish in a cow pasture.
4.
What do mammoths and elephants have in common?
a)
Both have thick fur.
b)
They are both extinct.
c)
They both live in a warm climate.
d)
They both have tusks.
5.
True or false: Some living things have not changed over millions of years.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What part of an animal will most likely become a fossil?
a)
Muscle
b)
Eyelash
c)
Bone
d)
Ear
7.
What replaces the wood of a once-living tree to form petrified wood?
a)
Amber
b)
A mold
c)
A cast
d)
Minerals
8.
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
9.
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.
10.
What happens when a group of animals become extinct?
a)
All of its members have died.
b)
Only a few of its members are still living.
c)
The animals can no longer lay eggs.
d)
All of its members move to another place.
11.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Amber
b)
Petrified
c)
Mold
d)
Cast
12.
Most fossils are preserved in ______________.
a)
concrete
b)
rock
c)
water
d)
ice
13.
Aquatic means ______________________.
a)
underwater
b)
above water
c)
ocean
d)
lake
14.
Terrestrial means ___________________.
a)
land
b)
soil
c)
plain
d)
rock
15.
When is your test?
a)
Today
b)
Wednesday
c)
Thursday
d)
Friday
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