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Fossils Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "to shape a substance by pouring in liquid or very soft form into a mold and letting it harden without pressure"?

a)

cast

b)

extinct

c)

mold

d)

trace

2.

Which word means "no longer existing"?

a)

extinct

b)

mold

c)

trace

d)

excavation

3.

Which word means "the frame on, around or in which something is constructed or shaped"?

a)

mold

b)

trace

c)

excavation

d)

petrify

4.

Which word means "a surviving mark, sign or evidence of something that once lived"?

a)

trace

b)

excavation

c)

petrify

d)

fossil

5.

Which word means "to dig or scoop out"?

a)

excavation

b)

petrify

c)

fossil

d)

sediment

6.

Which word means "to change into a hardened or stony substance"?

a)

petrify

b)

fossil

c)

sediment

d)

preserve

7.

Which word means "a trace or print or the remains of a plant or animal of a past age preserved in earth or rock"?

a)

fossil

b)

sediment

c)

preserve

d)

paleontologist

8.

Which word means "dirt or minerals that are deposited by water, air or ice"?

a)

sediment

b)

preserve

c)

paleontologist

d)

cast

9.

Which word means "to keep or make lasting"?

a)

preserve

b)

paleontologist

c)

cast

d)

extinct

10.

Which word means "a scientist that studies fossils"?

a)

paleontologist

b)

cast

c)

extinct

d)

mold