Fossils QUIZ

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Which of these happens first when a fossil forms?

A living thing dies and isburied by mud.

The soft parts of a living thingbecome hard.

The hard parts of a living thingturn to rock.

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2/10

Which part of an animal is most likely to become a fossil?

skin

fur

teeth

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3/10

What might a scientist learn from a dinosaur fossil?

what the dinosaur thoughtabout when it was living

what things the dinosaur atewhen it was living

what things the dinosaur sawwhen it was living

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4/10

Kyle found a rock with a fossil shaped like a clam shell. Which conclusion can Kyle make from the find?

The rock formed underwater.

Clams used to live on land.

Clams are now extinct.

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Fossils of woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats have been found in the same rock layer. Which conclusion can be made from these fossils?

Both animals lived to be veryold.

These types of animals lived atthe same time in history.

Both animals lived in caves.

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6/10

What do you call a scientist who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record.

Fossilologist

dinologist

paleontologist

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7/10

What type of rock do most fossils form in?

Sedimentary

Igneous

Metamorphic

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8/10

Which word means no longer found on earth?

extinct

endangered

dormant

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9/10

What is the sticky sap called that hardens and can trap and fossilize organisms?

ore

petro

Amber

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10/10

Which defines something that exists on land?

aquatic

terrestrial

paleo

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