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Fossils

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name

Class

Date

Which statement is true?

Layer C is the oldest

Layer B is older than Layer A

Layer B is older than Layer C

Layer A is the youngest

Which is a mold?

the impression left by an organism

a copy of the organism, like a statue

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

sedimentary rock

rock candy

hard rock

In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?

Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.

Sediment covers the bone.

An animal dies.

The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

what fish are like today

that this fish lacked oxygen

what kind of animal ate this fish

that water once covered the area

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

True

False

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest

A,B,C,D

D,C,B,A

True or False: Every animal that once lived on Earth became a fossil.

True

False

A fossil is ____.

a dead rotten animal

the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago

a plant that dried up

10.

An ancient shark that lived in the ocean.

T-Rex

Barney

Megaladon

Sharkmongous

11.

What can NOT be a fossil?

Bones

leaves

Ice

12.

A family was hiking on a mountain and found several fossils, including a shark tooth and a clam shell. How has the area changed?

It used to warmer.

It used to be colder.

It used to be an ocean.

It used to be a desert.

13.

People who study fossils are called ____.

meterologists

fossilologists

paleontologists

fossil hunters

14.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

fossil

extinct

endangered

minerals

15.

Fossils such as _________________ provide evidence of past life and environmental conditions

footprints and shells

rocks and sand

hieroglyphics

rare minerals

16.

What is amber?

Tree Sap

The girl in our class

An animal

17.

Which thing is not a fossil

petrified wood

the footprint of a dinosaur

the imprint of a 100 million old fern in a rock

a rock that is 350 million years old

18.

this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains

cast

amber

mold

carbon film

19.

What part of an animal becomes a fossil?

bones

muscles

hair

20.

Most fossils are formed when the remains of living things are changed into ______

plant

stone

soil

air

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Fossils

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

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