WorksheetsFossils
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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 type of rock can contain fossils?
Metamorphic
Stereosonic
Sedimentary
Igneous
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Mold fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Body fossil
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Mold fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Body fossil
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Mold fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Body fossil
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Forest fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Body fossil
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Mold fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Body fossil
Which conditions might lead to fossil formation? (Choose 3)
Decomposition
Getting buried quickly by sediment
getting trapped in a tar pit
getting eaten by another animal
making a footprint in mud
What conclusions could you make about the environment where this fossil formed?
It was under water.
It might have been a grassland.
It was snowy and cold.
It was a desert.
What is a good rule to follow when determining the age of rock layers?
The oldest is always on the top.
The rock layers get older as you dig deeper.
The layers position does not necessarily tell you about the age.
The youngest is always on the bottom.
Which is the most common fossil type?
Body fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Mold fossil
A solid copy of the shape of an organism is...
a fossil record
a mold
a carbon film
a cast
The gradual change in living things over time is..
transition
evolution
age
revolution
Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.
sediment
people
cement
ants
What type of fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms?
molds and casts
petrified fossils
trace fossils
carbon films
An organism is ______________ if it no longer exits and will never live again on Earth.
rare
extinct
plentiful
missing
What is an extremely thin coating of carbon on rock?
sediment
sap
tar
carbon film
A hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism is.....
a cast
a mold
a trace fossil
a petrified fossil
A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.
biologist
chemist
paleontologist
astronomer
Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.
fossil record
animal record
historical record
Earth record
Which of the following substances is not able to preserve entire organisms?
sticky tar
water
amber
ice
to find the exact age of an object or event.
absolute dating
relative dating
superposition
fossils
The preserved traces or remains of an organism that lived long ago?
Body Fossil
Trace Fossil
Fossils
Index Fossil
The idea that younger rocks lie above older rocks; used to find the relative age of rock layers.
Catastrophism
Uniformitarism
Superposition
Unconformity
What is the definition of a fossil?
Rock created by volcanic magma
Remains of a living thing turned into rock
Decomposing of an organism through bacteria
What are original remains?
Remains of living things turned into rock
Fossil of a living thing that is "raised" on rock
Actual bodies or body parts of animals and plants
What is a mold fossil?
Evidence that an animal was there
Fossil of a once living thing "indented" in rock
Rock made up of many particles pressed together
What is a cast fossil?
Fossil of a once living thing that is "raised" on a rock
A stone fossil of a tree
Rock created by volcanic magma and lava
What is petrified wood?
Thin, detailed outline of a once living thing on a rock like a moth or butterfly
A stone fossil of a tree
Remains of a living thing turned into rock
What is a trace fossil?
Evidence that an animal was once there
Actual body parts of animals and plants
Rock created by volcanic magma and lava
