WorksheetsSOL 5.8 E Fossils
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
What type of rocks are fossils normally found in?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Fossils Cereal
Which which fossil is the oldest?
Dog Like Creature
Monkey Like Creature
Fish Like Creature
What layer would have the youngest rock layers?
1
4
6
2
Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.
sediment
people
cement
ants
Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.
fossil record
animal record
historical record
Earth record
If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?
An animal ate the fish.
The water covered the area long ago.
Today's fish looks the same
The fish is endangered.
What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?
A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.
A plant or animal must die and decompose.
Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.
An earthquake shifts the land up.
Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?
They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.
To learn how organisms are related to each other.
How organisms communicated with each other.
Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.
An organism should be buried quickly after it dies if it has a chance of becoming a fossil
True
False
How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?
by studying fossils
by reading about them
by watching movies
by looking at pictures
