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Fossils

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

What are fossils? Click ALL that apply.

a)

Help us study what life was like in the past

b)

The remains of a once living organism

c)

Only animals that have died

d)

Can be a whole organism, part of one, or an impression

2.

What are the three types of rocks found in Earth?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Gold

e)

Metamorphic

3.

Fossils are ONLY found in

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

gold

4.

The deeper you dig, the ______ the fossil.

a)

newer

b)

older

c)

smaller

5.

Which organism is the oldest?

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Trilobites

c)

Armored Fish

6.

What happened on Earth after the sedimentary rock layer?

a)

Flood

b)

Asteroid

c)

Volcanic Eruption

7.

If we went outside, dug into the ground and discovered a desert plant fossil, what does that tell us?

a)

This area used to be covered in ise

b)

This area used to be under water

c)

This area used to be a desert

8.

Which type of fossil is this?

a)

Mold fossil

b)

True fossil

c)

Trace fossil

9.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

Cast fossil

b)

Petrified fossil

c)

Trace fossil

10.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

True fossil

b)

Mold fossil

c)

Cast fossil

11.

What makes an index fossil? (Choose 2)

a)

Found all over the world

b)

Found in one area

c)

Lived for a long period of time

d)

Lived for a short period of time

12.

Use your index fossil table to determine the approximate age of layer A (enter either the age in years or the time period).

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13.

Use your index fossil table to determine the approximate age of layer B (enter either the age in years or the time period).

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14.

Use your index fossil table to determine the approximate age of layer C (enter either the age in years or the time period).

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15.

Use your index fossil table to determine the approximate age of layer D (enter either the age in years or the time period).

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