WorksheetsFossils
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
Where are most fossils found?
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary Rock
What type of fossil is this?
Mold fossil
Cast fossil
True Form fossil
Trace Fossil
What kind of fossil is this?
Mold Fossil
Cast Fossil
True Form Fossil
Trace Fossil
What kind of fossils are these?
Mold fossils
Cast fossils
True Form fossils
Trace fossils
What kind of fossil is this?
Mold fossil
Cast fossil
True Form fossil
Trace fossil
This kind of fossil leaves behind evidence of an animal's behavior or activity.
Mold fossil
Cast fossil
Trace fossil
True Form fossil
Footprints, nests, and eggs are all examples of what kind of fossils?
Mold fossil
Cast fossil
Trace fossil
True Form fossil
What might a paleontologist conclude about an animal who's fossil footprints were far apart?
It could swim.
It was walking.
It was able to fly.
It ran fast.
Eras are
a type of fossil
evidence that shows behavior of plants and animals
time periods in which scientists measure when events took place
clocks that show time in history
A mold fossil is
evidence of animal's behavior such a footprints or nests
the positive image of a fossil that was formed by sediments and minerals
the entire preserved organism
the impression of the animal or plant left after it decomposed
What do fossils teach us about?
Everything we need to know about a plant or animal.
They teach us about the past and the environment.
Everything single living thing will become a fossil when it dies.
That wooly mammoths are not extinct.
A scorpion found in amber is an example of
Mold fossil
Cast fossil
True Form fossil
Trace fossil
What could you NOT conclude by looking at this dinosaur fossil?
It has sharp teeth so it probably ate meat.
It had long legs so it probably ran fast.
It had a long tail which it probably used for defense.
It had claws so it was probably a great swimmer.
Fossils today are most likely found
close to the surface of the earth
in the middle layer of the earth
in the deepest layers of the earth
fossils are only found in bodies of water
The deeper the layer the fossil is found, the older the fossil will likely be.
True
False
Which of the following can we NOT learn from fossils?
how animals communicated with each other
how the environment has changed
how species have changed
extinct species
What does petrified mean?
turned to stone
turned to fire
decompose
turned to ashes
What happens to insects when they become trapped in amber?
they form molds
they are preserved (they stay the same)
they decay
they form casts
Which rock type would be best to find fossils?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
