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Fossils and Their Types

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which picture shows a CAST fossil

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

What is amber made from?

a)

Tree trunks

b)

Tree sap

c)

Ice

d)

Tar

3.

According to the picture, which fossils are oldest?

a)

Mesosozoic

b)

Cenozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Triassic

4.

Which fossil is a TRACE fossil? Select 2

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

Which is a BODY fossil?

a)

Evidence of an animal being there

b)

The whole plant or animal is fossilized

c)

A casting of a bird's beak

6.

A scorpion found in amber is an example of

a)

Mold fossil

b)

Cast fossil

c)

True Form fossil

d)

Trace fossil

7.

By studying dinosaur fossils, scientists can figure out the

a)

behavior of dinosaurs.

b)

color of dinosaurs.

c)

size of dinosaurs.

d)

All of the above.

8.

If I found fish fossils in my backyard, what would that infer about my yard?

a)

That it's too hilly and needs to be weeded

b)

That there was once water in my back yard

c)

That there was once a volcano in my backyard

9.

How many mass extinctions were there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

3

d)

1

10.

What most likely made this fossil?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Footprint

d)

Bone