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WorksheetsTypes of Fossils
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
fossil
extinct
endangered
minerals
Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?
Animals are smaller than plants.
Plants have harder bodies than animals.
Plants have softer bodies than animals.
Animals eat plants.
Which of these is an imprint or a footprint fossil?
bone
a cast
a trace fossil
original remains
Which type of rock are most fossils found?
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
fossils
If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?
An animal ate the fish.
The water covered the area long ago.
Today's fish looks the same
The fish is endangered.
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
Fake fossil
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Forest fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Body fossil
What type of fossil is pictured here?
Mold fossil
Trace fossil
Cast fossil
Carbonization fossil
Which type of fossil preservation is a thin carbon silhouette of the original organism?
permineralization
carbonization
mold
petrified
What is a copy of a fossil produced by filling a mold with sediments or crystals?
mold
cast
petrified fossil
carbon film
