WorksheetsS Fossils
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
mold
d)
whole/part
2.
Fossilized rock in the shape of dinosaur bones are which type of fossil?
a)
real bone
b)
mold fossil
c)
cast fossil
d)
trace fossil
3.
This type of fossil forms when sediments bury an organism and then sediments change into rock; the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
petrified
d)
trace
4.
This type of fossil forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
trace
d)
preserved
5.
This type of fossil forms when minerals soak into the buried remains, replacing the remains, and changing them into rock.
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
petrified
d)
preserved
6.
Shells and skeletons are typically fossilized in this fashion.
a)
mold and cast
b)
trace
c)
carbonized or carbon film
d)
permineralized or petrified
7.
Trees and sometimes marine animals are sometimes fossilized this way
a)
permineralized or petrified
b)
trace
c)
carbonized or carbon film
d)
preserved or original remains
8.
Remains of animals can be preserved by preventing them from decaying. What substances might help preserve parts or a whole animal
a)
tar, amber, ice
b)
ice, carbonization, trace
c)
rock, amber, ice
d)
tar, carbonization, rock
9.
This type of scientist finds, preserves, and interprets fossils remains.
a)
archeologist
b)
paleontologist
c)
geologist
d)
anthropologist
10.
Hardened tree sap is called
a)
diamonds
b)
amber
c)
tar
d)
syrup
11.
These fossils are distinguishable from other fossils because they were scattered over a large region, very common, and lived during a short span of geologic time
a)
trace
b)
index
c)
permineralized
d)
mold and cast
12.
Most fossils are found in __________ rock layers
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
13.
By studying fossil records scientists can make inferences about
a)
the diversity of plants and animals, past climates and geological events, and how organisms have evolved
b)
the diversity of plants and animals, how different rocks form, and past volcanic eruptions
c)
the simularities of plants and animals, how different rocks form and past volcanic eruptions
d)
the similarities of plants and animals, past climates and geological events, how different rocks form
14.
What type of fossil is pictured?
a)
cast
b)
petrified fossil
c)
preserved remains
d)
trace fossil
15.
What type of fossil is pictured?
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
trace fossil
d)
petrified fossil
16.
This is produced when sediments fill in a cavity made when an object decayed
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
index fossil
17.
Fossils of species that existed for short periods and were widespread
a)
uniformitarianism
b)
cyanobacteria
c)
index fossils
18.
What are the remains, imprints, or traces of once-living organisms?
a)
index fossils
b)
fossil
c)
mold
d)
cast
19.
4. What is the name of this kind of fossil?
a)
Amber Fossil
b)
Exoskeleton fossil
c)
Trace Fossil
d)
Petrification Fossil
20.
Which layer of rock is the oldest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
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