WorksheetsScience Unit 7
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
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Name:
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1. A scientist that studies fossils is a _____________________________.
a)
biologist
b)
meteorologist
c)
paleontologist
d)
dinogist
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2._______________________________ are the remains of ancient animals or plants.
a)
extinct
b)
fossil
c)
cast
d)
amber
e)
mold
4.
3. ____________________ means that all the animals or plant of a certain species have all perished and are no longer present on Earth.
a)
extinct
b)
cast
c)
amber
d)
mold
5.
4. ________________________is a type of fossil made from sap or resin from trees.
a)
extinct
b)
trace fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
amber
e)
body fossil
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5. What type of fossil is formed after a mold is filled with more sediment, which turns into rock?
a)
trace fossil
b)
body fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
amber
e)
mold fossil
7.
6. What type of fossil is an imprint in sediment of where a prehistoric organism once was?
a)
trace fossil
b)
body fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
amber
e)
mold fossil
8.
7. What is evidence of a prehistoric organism that has been prserved in rock, such as a footprint?
a)
trace fossil
b)
body fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
amber
e)
mold fossil
9.
8. What type of fossil is this?
a)
trace fossil
b)
body fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
amber
10.
9. What type of fossil is this?
a)
trace fossil
b)
body fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
amber
11.
10. The remains of a prehistoric plant or animal that has been preserved in rock, such as dinosaur teeth are__________________________.
a)
trace fossil
b)
amber
c)
body fossil
12.
11. Fossils form over _______________periods of time.
a)
short
b)
long
c)
overnight
13.
12. Which is the OLDEST fossil in the picture?
a)
gastropod
b)
fern
c)
trilobite
d)
coral
14.
13. If we find a seashell fossil , wecan determine that the are was once an _____________________.
a)
ocean
b)
desert
c)
rainforest
d)
city
15.
14. What kind of organism was the fossil called Sue?
a)
human
b)
Tyrannosaurus Rex
c)
bird
d)
saber tooth tiger
16.
15. Why was the fossil called Sue so well preserved?
a)
it was covered by mud and water soon after death
b)
it was left in the sun
c)
it was frozen
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16. What can we learn from fossil teeth?
a)
if it was male or female
b)
what the animal ate
c)
if it had feathers
d)
when it died
18.
17. The _________________parts of animals usually are preserved in rock.
a)
hard (shell, hooves, bones, teeth)
b)
soft (hair , whiskers, skin)
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18. What kind of organism was this fossil when it was alive?
a)
dinosaur
b)
fish
c)
human
d)
turtle
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