Q.1
An organism should be buried quickly after it dies if it has a chance of becoming a fossil
  • True
  • False
Q.2
Which is NOT a way an organism could become a fossil?
  • It can be frozen in ice.
  • It can be quickly buried in sediment after death.
  • It can be trapped in the resin of a tree.
  • It can be left out in the sun to decompose.
Q.3
Which type of fossil is created when an organism gets trapped in tree resin?
  • Trace
  • Mold/Imprint
  • Amber
  • Cast
Q.4
Which would be an example of a fossil?
  • Sedimentary Rock
  • Dinosaur Footprint
  • Oyster Pearl
  • Rotting Log
Q.5
Which rock type would be best to find fossils?
  • Igneous Rock
  • Sedimentary Rock
  • Metamorphic Rock
Q.6
When something is _____________________ it no longerexists.
  • extinct
  • preserved
  • endangered
  • rotting
Q.7
Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?
  • They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.
  • To learn how organisms are related to each other.
  • How organisms communicated with each other.
  • Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.
Q.8
The remains of an organism studied by scientists is called a ____________.
  • paleontologist
  • fossil
  • dinosaur
  • shark
Q.9
Most dead animals don't become fossils because
  • their remains must be properly preserved for a long time
  • they may be eaten
  • they break down
  • all of the above
Q.10
Scientists found fossilized fish skeletons in a farmer's field. What might have caused this?
  • Fish can swim in soil.
  • The area was once covered with water.
  • The farmer's soil creates fossils quickly.
  • The farmer cleaned his fish there.
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