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WorksheetsFOSSILS FOR 4TH GRADE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a Fossil?
A scientist who studies ancient life
the preserved remains of a living thing from a long time ago
a type of prehistoric creature
your teacher
Most living things_________when they die
become fossils
are preserved
decompose
turn into frogs
Which of the following is NOT a type of fossil?
superposition
true form
mold
trace
How does a mold fossil form?
an organisms entire body is preserved and cannot decompose
an organism leaves behind an imprint that hardens into stone
an imprint is filled with minerals that harden and turn to stone
How does a cast fossil form?
an organisms entire body is preserved and cannot decompose
an imprint is filled with minerals that harden into stone
an organism leaves behind an imprint that hardens into stone
What is a trace fossil?
a fossilized clue left by an organism, like a footprint
an organisms entire body is preserved and cannot decompose
the imprint of an animals body left behind after it dies
How does a true form fossil form?
an organisms entire body is preserved and cannot decompose
an organism leavesbehind an imprint that hardens to stone
an imprint filled with minerals that harden into stone
A scientist that studies fossils is called
paleontologist
archaeologist
historian
doctor
What do scientist use the Law of Superposition for?
to determine the age of a fossil
to determine what type of fossil they found
to find new fossils hidden in rock layers
to determine how cool my teacher is
Scientist working in the desert discover the fossil of a marine(water)animal. What conclusion might they draw?
the area where they found it was once under water
someone must have moved the fossil from its original location
the animal must have come on land the died
it teleported there from another under water dimension
Fossils have been found all over the world, even Antarctica.
TRUE
FALSE
An insect preserved in amber is an example of a fossil.
TRUE
FALSE
Most scientists consider birds to be modern dinosaurs.
TRUE
FALSE
There are projects going on right now to try to bring a Woolly Mammoth back from extinction.
TRUE
FALSE
Steps of fossilization
DEATH, DECAY, BURIAL
LIFE, DEATH, EROSION
EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, FOSSILIZATION
BIRTH, LIFE, DEATH
