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Grade 3 Chapter 3.3 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process in which fossils form is called:

a)

Fossilization

b)

Petrification

c)

Extinction

d)

Preservation

2.

What is fossilized tree sap called?

a)

Mold

b)

Tar

c)

Amber

d)

Sediment

3.

A fossil of something a living thing left behind is called a:

a)

Cast Fossil

b)

Trace Fossil

c)

Impression Fossil

d)

Body Fossil

4.

How many of the living things that ever existed on Earth are now extinct?

a)

50%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

5.

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Petrified

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Igneous

6.

Which type of fossil forms when a mold fossil is filled in?

a)

Body Fossil

b)

Trace Fossil

c)

Compression Fossil

d)

Cast Fossil

7.

True or false? Fossils can prove that the Earth has changed over millions of years.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which type of fossil is very rare?

a)

Trilobite

b)

Plant

c)

Shell

d)

Dinosaur

9.

Which type of fossil is also known as an imprint fossil?

a)

Mold

b)

Compression

c)

Cast

d)

Trace

10.

When wood becomes petrified, it changes into:

a)

Tar

b)

Rock

c)

Amber

d)

Sediment

11.

What type of fossil forms when a living thing's remains form a hollow mold?

a)

Trace Fossil

b)

Cast Fossil

c)

Mold Fossil

d)

Body Fossil

12.

Which parts of living things usually become fossils?

a)

Hard parts

b)

Soft parts

13.

What type of fossil forms when a living thing becomes trapped in amber, tar, or ice?

a)

Mold Fossil

b)

Cast Fossil

c)

Trace Fossil

d)

Body Fossil

14.

Which fossil type occurs when a living thing is pressed against rock and leaves an impression?

a)

Compression Fossil

b)

Body Fossil

c)

Trace Fossil

d)

Cast Fossil

15.

Preserved remains of things that lived long ago are called:

a)

Petrified

b)

Fossils

c)

Impressions

d)

Sediments