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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Is this picture sedimentary rock?
yes
no
Why are fossils nearly impossible to find in igneous rock?
Igneous rock changed the fossils and crushed them.
Igneous rock is formed in lava/high heat, so the fossils would be melted down
Igneous rock compacts with too much pressure and destroys all fossils.
Dinosaurs avoided Igneous rocks, so they are not in them.
This 3-d impression of an organism is an example of what type of fossil?
Trace
Cast
Mold
Amber
These teeth suggest this animal was a __________.
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
foodivore
Rocks that are formed when magma or molten rock cools.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
How are rocks grouped?
by their name
by their properties
by their sounds
Which of the following is categorized as an imprint fossil?
an insect stuck in amber
a leaf outline on a rock
dinosaur bones
petrified wood
A dinosaur footprint is MOST LIKELY which type of fossil?
model
mold
imprint
cast
What answer best describes the relationship between cast fossils and mold fossils?
Mold fossils are formed when minerals fill the cavity left by cast fossils.
Cast fossils are formed when minerals fill the cavity left behind by mold fossils.
Cast minerals and mold fossils are formed when animals leave a footprint in wet mud.
Mold fossils and cast fossils are formed when dead animals are preserved in tree sap.
True or False: All fossils come from animals that are extinct.
TRUE
FALSE
True or False. All fossils come from dinosaurs.
TRUE
FALSE
Fossils are the remains of _____________.
shells
dinosaurs
plants and animals
extinct animals
Why do scientists collect data?
Rocks at the top of a mountain will be more _____.
Smooth
Jagged
