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WorksheetsUnit 7 Test : Records in Rocks: Fossils
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A mark that is made by pressure.
imprint
cast
mold
amber
Fossilized sap of trees.
mold
amber
mineral
preserved
The parts of animals which are more likely to be preserved are:
tissues
skin
muscles
bones
A scientist who studies fossils is a:
anthropologist
geologist
paleontologist
archeologist
A leaf preserved in hard transparent material is found in:
a cast
a mold
a trace fossil
fossilized amber
If a rock layer is found which contains thousands of fossil fish:
the fossils piled up as each fish died one at a time
all the fish had to be quickly buried together
the rock layer could have taken thousands of years to form
Insect fossils are:
only found in certain places
always cast or mold fossils
usually original remains fossils
commonly found
The image of bird feathers left in a rock is:
a mold
a burrow
a cast
a trace fossil
Bird fossils are:
the most common type of fossil
usually found trapped in amber
not common because of their light bones
found in igneous rocks
Most fossils are of:
reptiles
insects
birds
mollusks
Most fish fossils are:
preserved in amber
only found at the bottom of the ocean
older than mammal fossils
from sharks, eels, and stingrays
The largest number of fossils are the:
vertebrates
invertebrates
mammals
reptiles
