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Grade 4 - Science - Fossils and Rocks

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are body fossils?

a)

the remains of only plants that lived a long time ago.

b)

the remains of only animals that lived a long time ago.

c)

the remains of plants and animals that lived a long time ago.

2.

What kind of fossil is this?

a)

mold fossil

b)

cast fossil

c)

whole body fossil

d)

trace fossil

3.

What kind of fossil is this?

a)

mold fossil

b)

cast fossil

c)

whole body fossil

d)

trace fossil

4.

What kind of fossil is this?

a)

mold fossil

b)

cast fossil

c)

whole body fossil

d)

trace fossil

5.

What kind of fossil is this?

a)

mold fossil

b)

cast fossil

c)

whole body fossil

d)

trace fossil

6.

What are layers of rock called?

a)

mesozoic

b)

precambrian

c)

strata

d)

stratus

7.

Which layer of rock are the oldest fossils found?

a)

uppermost/top layer

b)

third layer

c)

lowest/bottom layer

d)

middle layer

8.

Which layer of rock are the youngest fossils found?

a)

uppermost/top layer

b)

third layer

c)

lowest/bottom layer

d)

middle layer

9.

Which era did animals start to look like primitive dinosaurs (and begin eating each other)?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Paleozoic Era

c)

Precambrian Era

d)

Mesozoic Era

10.

Which era were organisms simple and could not see?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Paleozoic Era

c)

Precambrian Era

d)

Mesozoic Era

11.

Which era did wooly mammoths and saber-tooth tigers live in?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Paleozoic Era

c)

Precambrian Era

d)

Mesozoic Era

12.

Which era did dinosaurs live in?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Paleozoic Era

c)

Precambrian Era

d)

Mesozoic Era