WorksheetsFossils
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
A dinosaur footprint is MOST LIKELY which type of fossil?
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mold
imprint
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What are most fossils made out of?
bones
skin
plants
minerals
What is a scientist who studies living things from the past called?
palentologist
opthomologist
doctor
extinct
What type of fossil is this?
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amber
When something breaks down it is called
decay
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imprint
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A fossil made when minerals fill a space and harden.
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imprint
What type of fossil is this?
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amber/trueform
A fossil that is a hollow space in the shape of an animal is called
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imprint
Animal fossils are made up of?
skin
minerals
bones
hair
After millions of years, layers of mud and sand that cover dead plants can
turn to rock and form fossils.
perfectly preserve the plants.
turn into humus.
bring the plants back to life.
Where are MOST fossils found?
in rock
in sand
in mud
in water
What type of fossil is this?
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amber
A mark or shape in rock left by a plant or animal that lived long ago.
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imprint
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Which of these is an imprint?
bone
footprint
weathered rock
fossil tooth
All living things...plants and animals
organism
fossil
extinct
How have scientists learned about mammoths?
by studying mammoths in zoos.
by studying mammoths in amber.
by studying mammoths frozen in ice.
by studying photos of living mammoths.
The preserved remains or trace of a living thing from long ago.
organism
fossil
extinct
A hollow space in the shape of an organism.
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imprint
Paleontologists study fossils to learn about?
pollution
extinct organisms
hardness
different kinds of soil
Living things that have died and are no longer living on earth are
organisms
fossils
extinct
Something that stands for a real object
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imprint
