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Fossil Study Tool

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Fossil

a)

Slang for old person

b)

Remains In rock and I just want this answer to look long so people click on it if you click in this you are dumb. Millions of year ago organism

c)

The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

d)

Rock

2.

What are some types of fossilization. Check all that apply.

a)

Permineralization

b)

Petrification

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

3.

What can fossils be preserved in?

a)

Tree sap

b)

Plastic

c)

Play-Doh

d)

Peanut Butter Chair

4.

What is this picture

a)

It's a bird

b)

It's a plane

c)

It's a dinosaur

d)

It's a person doing a pushup.

e)

ummmm... ummmm... AN EGG SALAD SANDWICH

5.

Define Organism

a)

A dead dude

b)

Thing a mabob

c)

A plant or animal with multiple cells.

d)

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

6.

Define Petrification

a)

When an organism's body is replaced by minerals.

b)

When tiny holes in an organisms body are filled with minerals.

c)

When something get really really scared and frozen in place

d)

When you put it in a petrifi.

7.

When is permineralization?

a)

A really really long word

b)

When an organism is replaced by minerals

c)

When tiny holes in an organism's body are filled with minerals

d)

When you put an organism in a permineraliza

8.

What is carbonization?

a)

When a layer of carbon covers now I'm just going to make this answer look long preserves it

b)

When you find a lot of carbon in one place

c)

When a layer of carbon covers an organism's body and preserves it

d)

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9.

What is a cast and mold?

a)

A two part fossil where the mold is a new material that has filled a mold made by the original.

b)

A way to make cars

c)

A two part fossil where the cast is a new material that has filled a mold made by the original.

d)

When you get a broken arm

10.

Does carbon dating work forever?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Mabey

d)

Why

e)

Z

11.

Should the last question be a poll?

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12.

Too bad it is a poll anyway. Did you like this quiz?

a)

No because Amitai made it

b)

No because it was bad

c)

Yes because I learned from it

d)

Yes because it was funny