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Fossils Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Clay, sand, and silt are types of ____________

a)

fossil

b)

delta

c)

soil

d)

humus

2.

The dropping of sediment by wind or water is called?

a)

deposition

b)

sand

c)

subsoil

d)

delta

3.

Sediment deposited at the mouth of the river forms a _________

a)

castle

b)

beach

c)

delta

d)

bedrock

4.

The slow breaking or wearing away of rock is __________

a)

fossil

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

deposition

5.

The preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago is a ______

a)

topsoil

b)

soil

c)

glacier

d)

fossil

6.

The uppermost layer of soil that contains humus is _________

a)

topsoil

b)

bedrock

c)

paleontologist

d)

glacier

7.

The movement of rock material from one place to another is ________

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

delta

8.

The rocky layer beneath subsoil is ________

a)

subsoil

b)

bedrock

c)

glacier

d)

humus

9.

A very slow-moving mass of ice is a _______

a)

humus

b)

glacier

c)

fossil

d)

topsoil

10.

Decayed remains of plants and animals in soil is _______

a)

soil

b)

delta

c)

humus

d)

glacier