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fossil Evidence

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the remains of living things or traces of living things that lived very long ago

a)

evidence

b)

data

c)

fossil

d)

extinct

2.

information that supports something is true

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

argue

d)

evidence

3.

no longer live on Earth

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

evidence

d)

fossil record

4.

Paleontologists gather facts , or ___________, from fossils.

a)

fossil

b)

evidence

c)

data

d)

argue

5.

this tells the total number of fossils found

a)

fossil record

b)

fossil

c)

extince

d)

evidence

6.

to make claims supported by evidence

a)

evidence

b)

data

c)

argue

d)

fossil record

7.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
  Rotting Log
8.
Something _____________________ has been kept from harm or   change.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
9.
Why is it important to study fossils?
a)
 Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
b)
Fossils are fortune tellers.
c)
Fossils are fun to study.
d)
Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
10.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
  Rotting Log
11.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
12.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
13.
this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains
a)
cast
b)
amber
c)
mold
d)
carbon film
14.
a scientist who studies fossils
a)
geologist
b)
biologist
c)
paleontologist
d)
chemist
15.

a footprint, burrow, or other mark left by a living thing

a)

trace fossil

b)

cast fossil

c)

mold fossil

16.

Minerals pour into a cavity where an organism once was. Those minerals harden and take the shape of the once living thing.

a)

Mold Fossil

b)

Cast Fossil

c)

Trace Fossil

17.

An empty hollowed out space in a rock that once contained an organism such as a plant or animal.

a)

Trace Fossil

b)

Cast Fossil

c)

Mold Fossil

18.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
19.
 These are dinosaur footprints. What is this a example of?
a)
All of the below!!!!!
b)
index fossil
c)
permineralized  remains
d)
trace fossil
20.
this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains
a)
cast
b)
amber
c)
mold
d)
carbon film
21.
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
22.

What kind of fossil is this?

a)

Mold fossil

b)

Cast fossil

c)

True Form fossil

d)

Trace fossil

23.

Which type of fossil is created when an organism gets trapped in tree resin?

a)

Trace

b)

Mold/Imprint

c)

Amber

d)

Cast

24.

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

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