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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn which type of rock are most fossils found?igneoussedimentaryvolcanicmetamorphic
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA 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
If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?what fish are like todaythat this fish lacked oxygenwhat kind of animal ate this fishthat water once covered the area - 4. Multiple ChoiceSuppose 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 ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?The size of the animalWhat the animal ateThe color of the animalWhere the animal lived
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn 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
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
What are your footprints on the beach an example of?
mold
cast
fossil
imprints
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA fossil is ____.a dead rotten animalthe remains of things that lived a long, long time agoa plant that dried up
- 10. Multiple ChoicePeople who study fossils are called ____.meterologistsfossilologistspaleontologists
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich fossil is an impression left by the original organism?castmoldtracepreserved remains
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow 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 Choicethis type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organismmoldpetrifiedcasttrace
- 14. Multiple Choicethis material does an excellent job of preserving insect remainscastambermoldcarbon film
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat MOST LIKELY made this fossil?plantanimal
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat MOST LIKELY made this fossil?plantanimal
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of fossil makes a shallow print or mark in a rock?imprint fossilmold fossilcast fossilamber fossil
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich means to "break down rock?"DepositionErosionWeatheringsoil
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich means to "carry it away?"ErosionWeatheringDepositionsoil
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich means to "drop it in a new place"?WeatheringDepositionErosionSoil
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