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WorksheetsFossils Unit Test Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What can we infer about the past when a fish fossil is found in a desert?
The area was once an ocean or lake and has since dried up.
It walked out of the ocean to the desert.
Someone moved it there.
The fish grew wings.
Who studies fossils?
Meteorologist
Astronomer
Paleontologist
Fossiloligist
What is an example of a body part that could turn into a fossil under the right conditions?
tail
beak
mane
eye
What is amber made from?
stone
tar
tree sap
dirt
What layer of earth contains the oldest fossils?
The top layer
The middle layer
The bottom layer
All the layers
What discovery did paleontologists find in Sue that made them think Tyrannosaurus Rex was related to birds?
A wishbone
Small arms
Webbed feet
Feathers
Why is amber so valuable to scientists who study ancient environments?
The amber is pretty.
The amber displays the trapped organism just as it was long ago.
The amber makes nice jewelry.
The amber holds bigger fossils.
Why have so many Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils been found in the Western United States?
They were buried under mud and water of an ancient inland sea.
That's the only place paleontologists look for them.
They did not like the cold climates.
There is more rock in the western states.
Where wold be a good place to look for fossils?
On mountain tops
The desert
At the bottom of a lake
In a tree
What is a cast fossil?
The remains of a prehistoric plant or animal that has been preserved in rock, such as dinosaur teeth.
Evidence of a prehistoric organism that has been preserved in rock, such as a footprint.
Imprint in the sediment of where a prehistoric organism once was.
After a mold is formed , it is sometimes filled with more sediment, which turns into rock.
