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prep 2 , unit 3 , lesson 1 part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fossils are often found in............ rocks.

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

volcanic

2.

Which of the following terms is more precise in describing the remains and traces of old living organisms that were preserved in sedimentary rocks?

a)

Extinction.

b)

The red list.

c)

Fossils.

d)

Petrification.

3.

Worms tunnels fossil is formed, because of.........

a)

the presence of hard skeleton.

b)

the activity of worms during their life.

c)

the death of the worms and quickly buried in sedimentary rocks.

d)

the death of the worms and quickly buried in ice layers.

4.

The complete body fossil of mammoth is found preserved in........

a)

amber.

b)

snow.

c)

sedimentary rocks.

d)

ocean.

5.

Complete body fossils of insects are found preserved in.......

a)

ammonites

b)

amber.

c)

igneous rocks.

d)

ambergris.

6.

On the solidification of the resinous matter secreted by pine trees in the old geological periods, it forms.......

a)

ammonites fossil.

b)

amber fossil.

c)

trilobite fossil

d)

nummulites fossil.

7.

Ammonites fossil represents a mold of a/an.......

a)

snail.

b)

elephant

c)

insect

d)

scorpion.

8.

If you are a collector of shells of snails and clams on the beach of the sea. Which of the following can you make a model for a fossil known as a mold ?

a)

A shell of ammonites snail only.

b)

A shell of clam only.

c)

A shell of ammonites snail and clam together.

d)

These shells are not suitable for making a fossil.

9.

What's the kind of fossil that is formed when a plant leaf falls on a soft sedimentary rock at the beginning of formation then hardening?...

a)

A trace

b)

A mold.

c)

A cast.

d)

A petrified fossil

10.

When mod fills up the shell cavities and solidify, then shell decomposes, ..............produced in

a)

a solid mold

b)

a cast

c)

a petrified wood

d)

an amber fossil