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WorksheetsFossils Grade 3
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
d)
fossil hunters
2.
the remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago
a)
extinct
b)
amber
c)
fossil
d)
decay
3.
a living plant or animal
a)
extinct
b)
organism
c)
fossil
d)
decay
4.
the hard parts of an organism usually found as a fossil
a)
teeth, bone, shells
b)
hair, nails
c)
amber, decay
d)
skin, organs
5.
which photo is a fossils
a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
how many years do organisms need to be a fossil
a)
one weak
b)
thousands of years
c)
millions of years
d)
ten month's
7.
This picture shows an example of a __________ type of fossil.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
trace
d)
shell
8.
The photo above is an example of a _______.
a)
trace
b)
mold
c)
cast
d)
foot print
9.
This is an example of a ___________.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
trace
d)
fish print
10.
Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
11.
this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains
a)
cast
b)
amber
c)
mold
d)
carbon film
12.
this type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism
a)
mold
b)
petrified
c)
cast
d)
trace
13.
What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?
a)
plant
b)
animal
14.
What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?
a)
plant
b)
animal
15.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold fossil
b)
Cast fossil
c)
True Form fossil
d)
Trace Fossil
16.
What kind of fossils are these?
a)
Mold fossils
b)
Cast fossils
c)
True Form fossils
d)
Trace fossils
17.
What kind of fossil is this?
a)
Mold fossil
b)
Cast fossil
c)
True Form fossil
d)
Trace fossil
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