Fossils - 3rd Grade - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

igneous

sedimentary

volcanic

metamorphic

2.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

A fossil animal has a mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth. What can you infer about the animal?

The animal ate fruits and vegetables.

The animal is closely related to a shark.

The animal did not live on land.

The animal ate meat.

3.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

what fish are like today

that this fish lacked oxygen

what kind of animal ate this fish

that water once covered the area

4.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Suppose both of these living things die on the same day. Which one is more likely to become a fossil? EXPLAIN your answer!

The plant because it is bigger.

The fish because it has more hard parts than the plant.

The plant because it is green.

The fish because it has gills.

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?

The size of the animal

What the animal ate

The color of the animal

Where the animal lived

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?

Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.

Sediment covers the bone.

An animal dies.

The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

7.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Why is it important for paleontologist to study fossils?

to learn more about the future

to learn more about the present

to learn more about dinosaurs

to learn more about the past

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What are your footprints on the beach an example of?

mold

cast

fossil

imprints

9.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

A fossil is ____.

a dead rotten animal

the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago

a plant that dried up

10.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

People who study fossils are called ____.

meterologists

fossilologists

paleontologists

11.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?

cast

mold

trace

preserved remains

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

How are fossils created?

Traces of organisms get turned into stone.

Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.

Animals get trapped.

All of the above

13.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

this type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism

mold

petrified

cast

trace

14.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains

cast

amber

mold

carbon film

15.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?

plant

animal

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What MOST LIKELY made this fossil?

plant

animal

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What type of fossil makes a shallow print or mark in a rock?

imprint fossil

mold fossil

cast fossil

amber fossil

18.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which means to "break down rock?"

Deposition

Erosion

Weathering

soil

19.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which means to "carry it away?"

Erosion

Weathering

Deposition

soil

20.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which means to "drop it in a new place"?

Weathering

Deposition

Erosion

Soil

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