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Fossils

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

dinosaur

2.

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

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

3.

This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

a)

Petrified wood

b)

Imprint

c)

Amber

d)

Mold

4.
this type of fossil is a mark or cavity made in sediment in the shape of a shell or other body
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
petrified
d)
mold
5.
this type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism
a)
mold
b)
petrified
c)
cast
d)
trace
6.

Rocks, sand, mud, and other soils are called

a)

amber

b)

mold/case

c)

sediments

7.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold
b)
Cast
c)
Preserved remains
d)
Trace fossil
8.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Mold
c)
Cast
d)
Carbon film
9.

The two main categories of fossils are ___ and ____.

a)

Body and Trace

b)

Amber and Mold

c)

Cast and Mold

d)

Amber and Body

10.

True or False? An amber fossil is considered a body fossil.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

____ fossils record the movement of animals.

a)

Body

b)

Trace

c)

Amber

d)

Carbon Films

12.

____ and ___ are examples of fossil fuels.

a)

Tree sap and Oil

b)

Oil and Natural Gas

c)

Water and Natural Gas

d)

Oil and Sedimentary Rock

13.

Fossils could provide evidence for....

a)

relationships between past organisms and current organisms

b)

past organisms only

c)

current organisms only

14.
In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?
a)
Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
b)
Sediment covers the bone.
c)
An animal dies.
d)
The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
15.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
16.

Which fossil layer is the newest? 

a)
A. Layer A
b)
B. Layer B
c)
C. Layer C
d)
D. Layer D
17.

Which rock layer contains the oldest fossils?

a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
18.
What is hardened tree sap called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
19.

A scientist who studies fossil is called a

a)

psychiatrist

b)

physical education teacher

c)

paleontologist

20.

Which type of fossil is is a dinosaur footprint?

a)

Fossil record

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Mold fossil

d)

Cast fossil

21.

How long does it take for a fossil to form?

a)

Less than a year

b)

A few years.

c)

A few hundred years

d)

Thousands to millions of years.

22.

Trees are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Coal is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Wind is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Oil is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Water is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The sun is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Natural gas is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Oil is not a renewable resource because ...

a)

it comes from the ground.

b)

it cannot be replaced.

c)

it is too gooey.

d)

it is not heavy enough.

30.

Natural resources form in nature. Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

water

31.

Which of the following resources WILL eventually run out?

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

32.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
33.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
34.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
35.

A resource is renewable because...

a)

it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

b)

it can be recycled.

c)

it can easily be replaced as it is used.

d)

it is available in limited supplies.

36.

Fossil fuels are

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

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