WorksheetsFOSSILS QUIZ 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Cavity/ Empty space in a rock made when an organism decayed. This is a ..... fossil.
cast
mold
original remains
This fossil was produced when sediments fill in a cavity made when an object decayed
cast
mold
original remains
Remains, imprints or traces of once-living organisms
water
superposition
fossils
How are fossils created?
A. Traces of organisms in mud harden
B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
C. Animals get trapped.
D. All of the above
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
the fish were dropped their by flying birds
this land was once under the ocean
farmers fed the fish to the cows
fish used to live on land
These are dinosaur footprints. What is this a example of?
carbon film ( extremely thin coat of carbon on rock)
petrified wood
permineralized remains
trace fossil
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
sedimentary rock
rock candy
hard rock
What would probably happen if dinosaur remains are not covered quickly?
It could decay, or rot away.
It would become a fossil.
It would not be able to decay.
What type of fossil fills a mold, and is a model of the actual organism?
cast
trace
carbon imprint
Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?
cast
mold
trace
preserved remains
What kind of fossil is this?
mold
cast
trace
amber
What replaces the wood of a once-living tree to form petrified wood?
amber
a cast
a mold
minerals
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
the fish were dropped their by flying birds
this land was once under the ocean
farmers fed the fish to the cows
fish used to live on land
What kind of fossil is this?
true form
mold
cast
trace
What kind of fossil is this?
carbon film ( an extremely thin coat of carbon on rock, delicate impressions of organism)
body
mold
trace
This fossil is formed when dead organism is squeezed between rocks and leaves behind the very thin carbon imprint on rock.
trace
carbon film
mold
body
The types of fossils are
mold, cast, carbon film, preserved remains, trace, petrified
trace, cast, carbon film, preserved remains/ true forms
What kind of fossil is this?
petrified
mold
cast
trace
