Worksheetsfossils
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Most fossils are found in –
a)
frozen rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
metamorphic rock
2.
Fossilized rock in the shape of dinosaur bones are which type of fossil?
a)
real bone
b)
mold fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
trace fossil
3.
This type of fossil forms when sediments bury an organism and then sediments change into rock; the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
petrified
d)
trace
4.
What type of fossil is pictured?
a)
cast
b)
petrified fossil
c)
preserved remains
d)
trace fossil
5.
Tina found a rock and used a hammer to split it open. Inside she found the rock had a araised shape of a a shell. The other half had an impression of the shell. What type of fossil did Tina find?
a)
a shell frozen in rock
b)
a trace fossil of a seashell
c)
a mold and a cast of a shell
d)
a shell preserved in amber
6.
What are fossils?
a)
layers of rock
b)
ancient organisms
c)
preserved remains of living things
d)
minterals that fill spaces
7.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
d)
fossil hunters
8.
This is when living species can no longer can be found or died off?
a)
mutation
b)
species
c)
amber
d)
extinct
9.
Which fossil is pictured?
a)
Mold
b)
Cast
c)
Body
d)
Trace
10.
How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?
a)
by studying fossils
b)
by reading about them
c)
by watching movies
d)
by visiting Jurassic Park
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