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Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
fossil
extinct
endangered
minerals
Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?
mineral
footprint
cast
petrified wood
Which of the following is a trace fossil?
bone
a cast
an animal track
amber fossil
Which type of rock are most fossils found?
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
fossils
An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?
The animal lived in the water
The animal lived near the beach.
The animal is a carnivore.
The animal only ate plants.
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.
This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.
Petrified wood
Imprint
Amber
Mold
What can we infer about animals with dull teeth?
They ate other animals.
They ate only plants.
They ate nothing.
They only ate fish.
Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.
sediment
people
cement
ants
An organism is ______________ if it no longer exits and will never live again on Earth.
rare
extinct
plentiful
missing
A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.
biologist
chemist
paleontologist
astronomer
Where can the oldest layer of rock be found?
The top layer
The middle layer
They are all the same age
The bottom layer
