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WorksheetsFossils (Cause of Fossil)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Scientists can study fossils to learn about
the ___________.
past
present
future
none of the above
What most likely made this fossil?
Plant
Animal
Footprint
Bone
What most likely made this fossil?
Plant
Animal
Footprint
Bone
A fossil of a fish is found on top of a
mountain. You can argue that the area
was once
underwater
a desert
much colder
much warmer
Over millions of years, trees may become fossilized when they turn into_____
paper
soil
rock
water
Which is a fossil?
bone from a chicken dinner
a live plant
the preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago
a piece of pottery
The body parts of this fossil tell you that this animal _________.
Flew
Hopped
Swam
Crawled
Where are most fossils formed?
near volcanoes, because the high heat of the lava helps to form fossils
in glaciers, because fossils are created when an organism is frozen quickly
in sedimentary rock, because being buried in sediment helps to form fossils
near earthquakes, because the shaking ground traps organisms to create fossils
Which type of scientist studies life that existed
long ago, mostly by studying fossils?
biologist
zoologist
botanist
paleontologist
Which feature helps the most to identify the organism as a plant?
size
color
smell
shape
Which is a fossil?
bone from a chicken dinner
a live plant
the preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago
a piece of pottery
What is the correct listing of steps for a fossil?
1) Pressure created a rock.
2) Plant or animal is buried.
3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
4) Plant or animal dies.
1) Plant or animal dies.
2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
3) Pressure created a rock.
4) Plant or animal is buried.
1) Plant or animal dies.
2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
3) Plant or animal is buried.
4) Pressure created a rock.
1) Plant or animal dies.
2) Plant or animal is buried.
3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.
4) Pressure created a rock.
Scientists discovered the fossilized remains of an unidentified animal. They can tell from its remains that it had gills and fins, but no legs. What conclusion about the animal can they draw from the evidence?
It was a land mammal.
It lived in the water all the time.
It had legs that did not fossilize.
It lived in the water and on land.
How did scientists first learn about dinosaurs?
by studying their fossils
by reading about them
by watching movies
by looking at pictures
What must happen to an organism's body for it to become a fossil?
It must remain above ground.
It must dry out in the sunlight.
It must be buried right after death.
It must be eaten by other animals.
The picture shows a tooth fossil of the extinct
Megalodon shark next to teeth from a great white
shark, which is still found today.
Which of the following best explains the
difference in the size of the teeth?
Sharks were once larger than the sharks that are living today.
The fossilized tooth was filled with water, which made it grow in size.
Sharks alive today do not live long enough to grow very large teeth..
The fossilized tooth had extra sediment around it, which became a part of it
The organism represented in this fossil
fed mostly on fish and algae.
moved by using many tiny legs.
lived in an environment that required a hard shell for protection.
had an internal skeleton that was used to maintain the organism's shape.
