WorksheetsFossils
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Jax, Anna and Seth are talking about fossils.
Jax- I think there are two types of fossils, animal fossils and plant fossils.
Anna- There are lots of different fossils formed in lots of different ways.
Seth- The only type of fossil is things that have been turned to stone.
Who is correct?
Jax
Anna
Seth
Peple who study fossils are called _____________.
Fossil hunters
Paleontologist
Fossilologists
Meteorologists
Which image shows the correct steps of Fossilisation?
Mikey, Becca and Anil are talking about how dinosaurs became extinct.
Mikey- I think humans killed all the dinosaurs.
Becca- Humans couldn't kill the dinosaurs because they didn't live at the same time.
Anil- I think humans only killed small dinosaurs because we aren't big enough to kill a T-rex.
Who is correct?
Mikey
Becca
Anil
In order for a fossil to be formed, which of the following has to happen first?
The bone is covered by sediment.
Minerals in the water slowly replace the bone.
Water enters the skeleton.
The animal dies.
Gary saw dinosaur footprints at the museum. He was probably looking at fossils formed in __________
Coal
Soil
Crystal
Rock
Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
TRUE
FALSE
A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a dead organism.
TRUE
FALSE
If an animal is extinct, it means
All of its members have died.
Only a few members are still living.
The animals cannot give birth to their young ones or lay eggs.
All of its members have moved to a different place.
Which of these is not a fossil?
