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- 1. Multiple Choice
People who study fossils are called ____.meterologistsfossilologistspaleontologistsfossil hunters - 2. 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
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?sedimentary rockmetamorphic rockigneous rock
- 4. 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.
- 5. Multiple Choice_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!A paleontologistAn organismA fossilA rock
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?The dinosaur became trapped in amber.The dinosaur was covered in sediment.The dinosaur was frozen in ice.The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when a group of animals become extinct?All of its members have died.Only a few of its members are still living.The animals can no longer lay eggs.All of its members move to another place.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which rock layer in the diagram is the oldest?
F
E
B
A
- 9. Multiple Choice
How many types of fossils are there? ____________
2
3
4
5
- 10. Multiple Choice
A ______ is an imprint made by the outside of a dead plant or animal.
cast
mold
trace fossil
amber
- 11. Multiple Choice
A fossilized dinosaur footprint is a __________.
cast
amber
trace fossil
- 12. Multiple Choice
What forms when a fossil mold is filled?
cast
petrified fossil
carbon film
mold
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?endangeredextinct
- 14. Multiple Choice
What kind of fossil is this?
Mold fossil
Cast fossil
True Form fossil
Trace fossil
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