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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
fossil
extinct
endangered
minerals
Which type of rock are most fossils found?
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
fossils
What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?
amber
cast
mold
minerals
This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.
Petrified wood
Imprint
Amber
Mold
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Mold fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Body fossil
What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?
Scientist
Paleontologist
Doctor
Archeologist
What type of fossil gives clues about living things activities?
mold fossil
cast fossil
body fossil
trace fossil
Requirements for fossil formation to occur: quick burial of organism, layers of sediments build up over the organism, and finally it is left for a long period of time.
True
False
Animal footprints, worm tunnels, and the trail that a snake leaves behind are examples of...
Petrified Fossils
Trace Fossils
Cast Fossils
Carbonized Fossils
Wich rock has a fossil in it?
REPLICA of the internal details of an old living organism
mold
cast
REPLICA of the external details of an old living organism
mold
cast
example on cast
AMMONITE
NUMMULITE
TRILOBITE
FERN
FERN fossil indicates that the environment is
clear, warm water
hot, rainy forest
sea floor
CORAL fossil indicates that the environment is
clear, warm water
hot, rainy forest
sea floor
NUMMULITES fossil indicates that the environment is
clear, warm water
hot, rainy forest
sea floor
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IS RIGHT ABOUT INDEX FOSSIL except
EXTINCT
WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE
ENDANGERED
LIVED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
