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Unit 7 Test : Records in Rocks: Fossils

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A mark that is made by pressure.

a)

imprint

b)

cast

c)

mold

d)

amber

2.

Fossilized sap of trees.

a)

mold

b)

amber

c)

mineral

d)

preserved

3.

The parts of animals which are more likely to be preserved are:

a)

tissues

b)

skin

c)

muscles

d)

bones

4.

A scientist who studies fossils is a:

a)

anthropologist

b)

geologist

c)

paleontologist

d)

archeologist

5.

A leaf preserved in hard transparent material is found in:

a)

a cast

b)

a mold

c)

a trace fossil

d)

fossilized amber

6.

If a rock layer is found which contains thousands of fossil fish:

a)

the fossils piled up as each fish died one at a time

b)

all the fish had to be quickly buried together

c)

the rock layer could have taken thousands of years to form

7.

Insect fossils are:

a)

only found in certain places

b)

always cast or mold fossils

c)

usually original remains fossils

d)

commonly found

8.

The image of bird feathers left in a rock is:

a)

a mold

b)

a burrow

c)

a cast

d)

a trace fossil

9.

Bird fossils are:

a)

the most common type of fossil

b)

usually found trapped in amber

c)

not common because of their light bones

d)

found in igneous rocks

10.

Most fossils are of:

a)

reptiles

b)

insects

c)

birds

d)

mollusks

11.

Most fish fossils are:

a)

preserved in amber

b)

only found at the bottom of the ocean

c)

older than mammal fossils

d)

from sharks, eels, and stingrays

12.

The largest number of fossils are the:

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles