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Fossils Mini Review (2021)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A clue to the activity of an animal that lived long ago

a)

fossil

b)

trace fossil

c)

mold

d)

cast

2.

This shows changes that long-dead animals made in their surroundings or what they ate

a)

fossil

b)

trace fossil

c)

mold

d)

cast

3.

A fossil imprint made by the outside of a dead plant or animal

a)

fossil

b)

trace fossil

c)

mold

d)

cast

4.

A fossil formed when sediments or minerals fill a mold; it takes on the same outside shape as the living thing that shaped the mold

a)

fossil

b)

trace fossil

c)

mold

d)

cast

5.

Fuels formed from the remains of once living organisms

a)

fossil fuels

b)

natural gas

c)

petroleum

6.

Crude oil, produces a lot of heat, mainly used for transportation

a)

fossil fuels

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

7.

A gas, methane used mostly for heating and cooking

a)

fossil fuels

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

8.

This type of coal is a soft brown material made up of partly decayed plants; first stage in coal formation

a)

peat

b)

lignite

c)

bituminous

d)

anthracite

9.

This type of coal is a soft, brown rock; second stage in coal formation

a)

peat

b)

lignite

c)

bituminous

d)

anthracite

10.

This type of coal is a hard, dark brown or black rock; third stage in coal formation

a)

peat

b)

lignite

c)

bituminous

d)

anthracite

11.

This type of coal is a hard, black rock; fourth stage of coal formation

a)

peat

b)

lignite

c)

bituminous

d)

anthracite

12.

What type of rock is most likely to have a fossil found in it?

a)

sedimentary

b)

volcanic

c)

igneous

d)

metamorphic

13.

A dinosaur footprint is an example of what kind of fossil?

a)

trace fossil

b)

cast

c)

mold

d)

index fossil

14.

True or False?

When woody material in a tree is replaced with minerals, the tree becomes amber.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Please choose THREE.


Which three are examples of fossil fuels?

a)

oil

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

d)

lead

e)

mercury

16.

TRUE OR FALSE?


When wood is replaced with minerals, the wood becomes petrified.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

If a scientist found a seashell in the desert, what might the scientist assume about how the shell got there?

a)

There used to be a body of water there.

b)

Someone lost their seashell necklace.

c)

An ant carried the shell into the desert.

d)

Someone had a seafood boil for dinner out in the desert.

18.

A _________ forms when heat and pressure force out most of the materials that made up a once-living thing.

a)

carbon film fossil

b)

petrified fossil

c)

mold fossil

d)

trace fossil

19.

Which one below is an example of a trace fossil?

a)

droppings

b)

race tracks

c)

feathers

d)

pictures