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WorksheetsFossils /Grade 3
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
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1.
In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?
a)
Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
b)
Sediment covers the bone.
c)
An animal dies.
d)
The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
2.
_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!
a)
A paleontologist
b)
An organism
c)
A fossil
d)
A rock
3.
Which rock layer in the diagram is the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
4.
A fossilized dinosaur footprint is a __________.
a)
cast
b)
amber
c)
trace fossil
5.
What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?
a)
endangered
b)
extinct
6.
an organism no longer found on Earth
a)
extinct
b)
amber
c)
fossil
d)
decay
7.
the remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago
a)
extinct
b)
amber
c)
fossil
d)
decay
8.
a living plant or animal
a)
extinct
b)
organism
c)
fossil
d)
decay
9.
the hard parts of an organism usually found as a fossil
a)
teeth, bone, shells
b)
hair, nails
c)
amber, decay
d)
skin, organs
10.
what is fossils ?
a)
the remains of died organisms
b)
a party
c)
all organisms
d)
the forest
11.
which photo is a fossils
a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
Why is it important for paleontologist to study fossils?
a)
to learn more about the future
b)
to learn more about the present
c)
to learn more about dinosaurs
d)
to learn more about the past
13.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
14.
this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains
a)
cast
b)
amber
c)
mold
d)
carbon film
15.
What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?
a)
plant
b)
animal
16.
What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?
a)
plant
b)
animal
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