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Fossils

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Hard shells and bones turn to stone.

a)

fossilization

b)

petrify

c)

hard rock

d)

minerlization

2.

The sixth (6th) step of fossilization.

a)

Soft parts of animal rot.

b)

Sand and sediment wash to the bottom of the ocean.

c)

Sediment hardens into rock.

d)

Hard shells and bones turn to stone.

3.

Sediment hardens into rock.

a)

compaction

b)

fossilization

c)

erosion

d)

minerlization

4.

Sand and sediment are moved by wind and water in a process called

a)

fossilization

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

mineralization

5.

The fifth step in the fossilization process

a)

Sediment hardens into rock.

b)

Hard shells and bones turn to stone.

c)

Sand and sediment get carried to the bottom of ocean by wind and water.

d)

Layers of sediment bury hard parts such as shells and bones.

6.

The fourth (4th) step of the fossilization process is

a)

Sediment hardens into rock.

b)

Hard shells and bones turn to stone.

c)

Layers of sediment bury hard parts such as shells and bones.

d)

Sand and sediment is carried to the bottom of the ocean.

7.

In fossilization, dead animals sink to the bottom of the ocean floor.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The soft part of animals are eaten or rot away.

a)

Sixth step in fossilization

b)

Fifth step in fossilization

c)

Second step in fossilization

d)

First step in fossilization

9.

The first (1st) step of the fossilization

a)

Sediment is hardened into rock.

b)

Layers of sediment bury hard parts like shells and bone.

c)

Rain and moving water wash sand and mud into the ocean

d)

Soft parts of dead animals are eaten or rotted.

10.

pressure on sediment hardens the rock.

a)

a pushing force

b)

a stressful force

c)

a pulling force

d)

a flowing force

11.

sediment layers

a)

dead animals push on remains

b)

sand and mud builds, pushes on remains

c)

soft, rotted parts push on remains

d)

amber pushes on remains

12.

Which parts of organisms are most likely to become fossils?

a)

slime parts

b)

colorful parts like a rainbow

c)

soft parts like rotted flesh

d)

hard parts like leaf stems, shells and bones

13.

In fossilization, sediments_______ plant and animal parts.

a)

bury

b)

uncover

c)

mud bath

d)

link to

14.

remains are

a)

parts that regroup and live again

b)

parts that stay around after death

c)

parts that can't wait

d)

parts that don't stay around

15.

rot happens after

a)

living things live on

b)

dead things blow away

c)

dead things break down

d)

living things get upset

16.

rotted plants and animals

a)

sink to the ocean floor

b)

fly to the heavens

c)

make groaning noises

d)

are lovely to smell

17.

Where do sediment layers originate?

a)

dust from house cleaning

b)

mud falls to bottom of oceans

c)

ash from stoves

d)

sand falls to bottom of mountains

18.

the wind and rain wear away at

a)

umbrellas

b)

boots

c)

rocks

d)

rain coats

19.

remains can turn to rock

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The second (2nd) step of the fossilization process

a)

dead animals sink to the bottom of the ocean

b)

the soft parts of plants and animals are eaten or rot away

c)

the sediment hardens iinto rock

d)

rain and water wash sand and mud to ocean