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WorksheetsFossils Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
What are fossils?
a)
Living plants and animals.
b)
The remains of plants and animals.
c)
Minerals that are in the soil.
2.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud
c)
a seashell found on the beach
d)
an insect stuck in amber
3.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
d)
fossil hunters
4.
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
5.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
6.
Why don't we know what many ancient plants looked like?
a)
They had too many soft parts.
b)
They were all eaten by dinosaurs.
c)
There weren't ancient plants.
d)
They had too many hard parts.
7.
Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?
a)
The dinosaur became trapped in amber.
b)
The dinosaur was covered in sediment.
c)
The dinosaur was frozen in ice.
d)
The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.
8.
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.
9.
Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?
a)
Animals eat plants.
b)
Plants are smaller than animals.
c)
Plants have softer body parts than animals.
d)
There were more ancient animals than ancient plants.
10.
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.
11.
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
12.
A scientist can look at a mastodon's tooth to learn:
a)
if mastodons ate meat or plants
b)
if mastodons were large or small
c)
neither a nor b
d)
both a and b
13.
What must happen first for a fossil to form?
a)
Rocks slowly wear away.
b)
Sand and soil turn into rock.
c)
Bones are covered in sand and soil.
d)
A living thing dies.
14.
When a plant "turns into a rock," this is called a
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
petrified
d)
imprint
15.
What happens when tree sap hardens?
a)
An imprint is formed.
b)
Amber is formed.
c)
A cast is formed.
d)
A mold is formed.
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