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fossils

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The hardened remains of a plant or an animal that lived long ago

a)

extinction

b)

fossil

c)

tree

d)

tissue

2.

describes a living thing that is no longer found on Earth

a)

habitat

b)

extinct

c)

sedimentary

d)

VHS

3.

Which thing is not a fossil

a)

petrified wood

b)

the footprint of a dinosaur

c)

the imprint of a 100 million old fern in a rock

d)

a rock that is 350 million years old

4.

What do scientists learn from fossils?

a)

how rocks form

b)

what sediments are

c)

what animals are like today

d)

about plants and animals that lived millions of years ago

5.

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 plants

6.

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

volcanic

d)

igneomorhpic

7.

A fossil of an animal has a mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth. What can you infer about this animal.

a)

The animal ate fruit and vegetables

b)

The animal animal did not live on land

c)

The animal ate meat

d)

The animal did not know how to brush it's teeth

8.

How are an elephant and a mammoth alike

a)

both are extinct

b)

both have tusks

c)

both have long shaggy fur

d)

both had a speaking part in "Ice Age"

9.

Which animal is extinct?

a)

camel

b)

saber-toothed tiger

c)

frog

d)

elephant

10.

What replaces the wood of a once-living tree to form

petrified wood?

a)

minerals

b)

sap

c)

leaves

d)

bark