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Fossils
By Joe E. Hart
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http://heritagekids.info/5.htm
2012
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For most fossils to form, the organism's remains must be
buried in what?
A. Rocks B. Shells
C. Sediments
D. None of these
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Rocks that are formed from sediments are called what?
A. Sedimentary
B. Metamorphic
C. Igneous
D. None of these
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Fossils are found mostly in which type of rock ?
A. Metamorphic Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock
C. Igneous Rock
D. None of these
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When bones are turned into stone, the process is called
what?
A. Imprinting
B. Molding
C. Casting
D. Petrification
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What is the space called when an organism decays
inside a rock?
A. Molds
B. Holes
C. Casts
D. Petrification
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What is amber?
A. Hardened tree sap
B. Jewelry
C. A pretty light brown color
D. A girl’s name
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What happens to insects when they get caught in amber?
A. They form molds
B. They are preserved
C. They form casts
D. None of these
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Trace fossils reveal much about an animal's appearance.
They are the evidence of animal activity. Which of the
following is not an example of a trace fossil?
A. Footprints
B. Imprints
C. Burrows
D. Tracks
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The body of an animal is more likely to become fossilized if it:
a) is buried deeply in the ground
b) is left on the surface of the ground
c) does not contain bones or other hard body parts
d) all of the above are about equally likely to result in fossilization
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Which of the following can be learned about a species from
studying their fossilized skeletons
a) growth patterns
b) life expectancy
c) medical pathologies
d) all of the above
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The unaltered remains of fossilized animals include:
A petrified wood
B carbon imprints of ferns
C mummified and frozen remains
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In petrified wood, the original wood has been slowly replaced
by:
A another type of harder wood
B preserving salts
C minerals
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Examples of imprints are:
A drawings on rock made by prehistoric men
B frozen remains of elephant-like mammoths
C footprints and animal tracks
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Casts are:
A the remains of broken dinosaur bones
B molds that have been filled by another type of rock over
time
C the hollow remains of animal burrows
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Fossilized stomach contents may indicate:
A social structures of animal groups
B the diet of the animal and the vegetation type in its habitat
C whether an animal walked, swam or flew
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Scientists who study fossils are:
A. fossilologists
B. paleontologists
C. reptilogists
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The Law of Superposition states that:
A. older rocks are found deeper in the earth's crust than younger rocks
B. carnivorous dinosaurs were more deadly than herbivorous
dinosaurs
C. animals that evolved at a later time are more advanced than those
from an earlier time
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Which body part would most likely dissolve, instead of becoming
a fossil?
A. A tooth
B. A leg bone
C. The skull
D. A piece of skin
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5. What is an example of a trace fossil?
A. A partially fossilized bone fragment
B. A fossilized leaf
C. A fossilized insect
D. A fossilized footprint
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6. Fossils help:
A. Fill in the fossil record
B. Discover historical changes in the Earth’s climate and
geography
C. Connect species of today to their ancestors
D. All of the above
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13. The three types of preservation are:
A. Removal, recrystallization, permineralization
B. Replacement, recrystallization, permineralization
C. Replacement, removal, recrystallization
D. Replacement, removal, permineralization
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16. Permineralization happens when parts of an organism are:
A. Porous
B. Non-porous
C. Hard
D. Soft
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What is one of the most found petrified fossils?
A. dinosaurs
B. teeth
C. trilobites
D. bones
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