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Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 34mins
Match the following: Where do these fossils originate from?
Swamps
Saltwater
Deserts
Saltwater, freshwater, and swamp
The photograph shows a mammoth fossil.
The fossil suggests that the mammoth had -
large, sharp teeth for ripping meat
tusks that may have been used for defense and digging
small, rounded teeth for grinding plants
a large tail that may have been used for whipping away predators
Which question can scientists answer by looking at a fossil?
Select TWO correct answers
What color was an animal?
How old is the fossil?
What sounds did the animal make?
Did the animal live on land or water?
How big was the animals family?
What is the most popular candy in Thailand?
Fossils are the (a) or (b) of animals and plants that lived long ago. Fossils are often found in (c) rocks. Scientists study fossils to gain insight into (d) organisms and their environments.
By studying fossils, scientists can understand more about what organisms (a) , their (b) , and the climate of that time. They can even predict the environmental (c) that led to the organism's (d) .
Scientists have uncovered palm fossils in Alaska, the northern-most state of the United States. Modern-day palm plants grow in tropical climates. A picture of a palm fossil that measures almost one meter across is shown.
The discovery suggests to scientists that this area in Alaska once was covered in...
(a)
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?
A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.
A plant or animal must die and decompose.
Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.
An earthquake shifts the land up.
A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.
biologist
chemist
paleontologist
astronomer
When was the city of London established?
Where can the oldest layer of sedimentary rock be found?
The top layer
The middle layer
They are all the same age
The bottom layer
Which layer is the youngest?
(a)
Which layer is the oldest?
(a)
Who was Marco Polo?
The picture shows rock layers next to a road. Layer 3 most likely formed in which of these environments?
Desert
Forest
Ocean
Tundra
What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?
A, B, C, D, E, F
F, E, C, D, B, A
F, E, D, C, B, A
A, B, C, E, D, F
The diagram represents the layers found inside a rocky cliff. The rock layers contain fossils. Which of the following layers of rock is most likely the youngest?
The layer containing trilobites
The layer containing aphibians
The layer containing mammals
The layer containing fishes
Fossil trees were discovered in a sedimentary rock layer. In the rock layer below are fossils of clams, similar to clams found on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Based on this evidence, we could conclude that the area where the fossils were discovered had what environments in the past?
Sea followed by Forest
Forest and later than a mountain
Forest followed by Beach
Tundra followed by forest
What type of environment existed when this fern leaf was created?
Desert
Ocean
Forest
Tundra
What is (500+45)+5(34)
This table gives information on different fossils. According to the information in the table, finding which fossil in a region would lead to the conclusion that the area was, long ago, covered in trees?
Snail Shell
Scorpion
Dragonfly
Millipede
This rock contains fossils of water plants and shells. What does this tell us about the rock?
The rock contains many living things
The rock was once in the middle of the forest
The rock is heavier than most rocks
The rock was once at the bottom of the sea
Based on the image, what type of environment did this organism live in?
This organism lived in an ocean.
This organism lived in a river.
This organism lived on land.
This organism lived in a lake.
The picture shows a rock found in Texas. Which of the following best illustrates that the rock was formed from ocean sediments?
The number of fossils in the rock
The size of the fossils in the rock
The place where the rock was found
The type of fossils in the rock
An ancient fossil of a fish was found in a dry area. What does this suggest about how this area used to look?
The land was a dense forest
The land was a dry dessert
There was once water in the area
The fossil was moved because there could not have been water there in the past
What is Ms. Higgins's favorite food?
Mexican food
Lebanese food
Italian food
Korean food
