WorksheetsFossils
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
_______________is a scientist who studies fossils.
geologist
fossilologist
paleontologist
extinct
The remains of an organism studied by scientists is called a ____________.
paleontologist
fossil
dinosaur
shark
When something is _____________________ it no longer
exists.
extinct
preserved
endangered
rotting
Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?
They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.
To learn how organisms are related to each other.
How organisms communicated with each other.
Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
Sedimentary Rock
Dinosaur Footprint
Oyster Pearl
Rotting Log
Which rock type would be best to find fossils?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Which type of fossil is created when an organism gets trapped in tree resin?
Trace
Mold/Imprint
Amber
Cast
Which is NOT a way an organism could become a fossil?
It can be frozen in ice.
It can be quickly buried in sediment after death.
It can be trapped in the resin of a tree.
It can be left out in the sun to decompose.
An organism should be buried quickly after it dies if it has a chance of becoming a fossil
True
False
How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?
by studying fossils
by reading about them
by watching movies
by looking at pictures
Which is NOT a step in the process an organism goes through to become a fossil?
Layers of sediment build up on the buried body.
A organism dies and is buried quickly.
Minerals fill the spaces of the decaying bone.
An organism becomes extinct.
Fossils can tell us how organisms communicated with each other.
True
False
