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WorksheetsRock Layers & Fossils
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is sediment?
A scientist who studies about fossils.
The harden part of an animal that died long time ago.
Different kinds of soil, rock, sand and clay that was built on fossils.
Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the youngest?
A
B
C
D
Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the oldest?
A
B
C
D
What was the environment for Layer W like?
A forest
Underwater
A desert
A jungle
What living things were fossilized in Layer N?
Dinosaurs
Monkeys
Fish
Plants
Fossils are usually found in _____________.
concrete
soil
grass
rock
Why do Paleontologist study fossils?
to get rich
to understand ancient life
to look for fossil fuels
What happens first when a fossil is created?
Bone turns to rock
Soft body parts decay
Years sediment pile up
An animal dies
Trace fossils can be:
foot tracks of a dinosaur
insect in resin
the skull of a dinosaur
Body fossils are rarely found in completetion.
True
False
This is an example of what type of fossil?
Trace
Mold
Cast
Carbonized
Trilobites ______________ anymore
do not exists
do not exist
existed
What is the sticky tree sap that can harden and trap an insect called?
Mold
Amber
Trace fossil
Maple syrup
A woolly mammoth looks like an
rhino
elephant
whale
What is the big cats living relative that went extinct? Hint: a cat
Lion
Sabretooth Cat
Thylacine
Tiger
What animal is this?
It's a sabre-toothed tiger.
It's a giant ground sloth.
It's a dinosaur.
It's a prehistoric armadillo.
