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Fossils

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

dinosaur

2.

Which is an imprint fossil?

a)

bone

b)

a cast

c)

an animal track

d)

amber fossil

3.

A solid copy of the shape of an organism is...

a)

a fossil record

b)

a mold

c)

a carbon film

d)

a cast

4.

Following the law of superposition: if there are simple animals on the bottom, and complex on the top, what does this tell you?

a)

Animals evolved over time

b)

Animals stayed the same

5.

Fossils are best defined as...

a)

the preserved remains of plant or animal life found in rock

b)

dead organisms from the past

c)

bones of dead organisms

d)

plant and animal matter from long ago

6.

Fossils do all of the following except...

a)

give clues about organisms that lived long ago

b)

provide a record of every organism that every lived

c)

give us an understanding of what the environments of the past were like

d)

provide evidence for how Earth's surface has changed over time

7.

How can a fossil be fully preserved- preserved remains

a)

tar

b)

cement

c)

amber

d)

sap

e)

ice

8.

What are examples of index fossils?

a)

t rex

b)

trilobite

c)

Ammonite

d)

wooly mamoth

9.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

10.

Which is an imprint fossil?

a)

bone

b)

a cast

c)

an animal track

d)

amber fossil

11.

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

fossils

12.

Age of one fossil to another fossil

a)

ABOSOLUTE DATING(this is right)

b)

RELATIVE DATING(this is right)

13.

A geological theory that states that changes in earth's crust throughout history have resulted from the action of __________continuos processes

a)

Superposition

b)

Uniformitarianism

c)

Tectonic plates

d)

Big bang theory

14.

Which statement is true?

a)

Layer C is the oldest

b)

Layer B is older than Layer A

c)

Layer B is older than Layer C

d)

Layer A is the youngest

15.

Which type of rock can contain fossils?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Stereosonic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Igneous

16.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Mold fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil

17.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Mold fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil