Team 1
The word "fossil" comes from a Latin word meaning this.
A) Old bone
B) Dug up
C) Preserved
D) Rock life
B) Dug up
Most fossils are excavated from this type of rock.
A) Igneous rock
B) Metamorphic rock
C) Sedimentary rock
D) Molten rock
C) Sedimentary rock
A dinosaur bone is an example of this type of fossil.
A) Trace fossil
B) Body fossil
C) Sedimentary fossil
D) Hard fossi
B) Body fossil
For a fossil to form, where does an organism usually need to die?
A) In a desert
B) On a mountain
C) In water or near sediments
D) In a forest
C) In water or near sediments
A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?
A) Geologist
B) Archaeologist
C) Palaeontologist
D) Biologist
C) Palaeontologist
Fossils are the physical evidence or remains of these.
A) Only dinosaurs
B) Prehistoric plants and animals
C) Volcanic eruptions
D) Different types of soil
B) Prehistoric plants and animals
Sedimentary rock is formed from these small particles.
A) Lava flakes
B) Weathered rock particles (sediment)
C) Fossil fragments
D) Mineral crystals
B) Weathered rock particles (sediment)
A fossilized footprint is an example of this.
A) Trace fossil
B) Body fossil
C) Plant fossil
D) Rare fossil
A) Trace fossi
What happens to the soft parts of an organism (like skin and organs) after it dies?
A) They turn to stone immediately.
B) They decay quickly.
C) They become trace fossils.
D) They are always preserved.
B) They decay quickly.
Fossils help us reconstruct the history of this.
A) The solar system
B) The Earth
C) The weather tomorrow
D) Modern oceans
B) The Earth
Besides complete organisms, fossils can also be these.
A) Only footprints
B) Parts of organisms or traces they left behind
C) Only teeth and bones
D) Modern-day insects
B) Parts of organisms or traces they left behind
Where are the sediments that form these rocks typically deposited?
A) On mountain tops
B) In volcanic vents
C) On riverbeds or seabeds
D) In the atmosphere
C) On riverbeds or seabeds
Which of these is a trace fossil?
A) A shell
B) A leaf
C) A burrow
D) A tooth
C) A burrow
What covers the remains of the organism to begin the fossilization process?
A) Lava
B) Sediment
C) Water
D) Ice
B) Sediment
What can fossils tell us about, besides the organisms themselves?
A) The future
B) Past climates and environments
C) How to build robots
D) What other planets are like
B) Past climates and environments
True or False: A fossil must be the complete skeleton of an animal.
A) True
B) False
B) False
Fossils are NOT found in igneous rock because...
A) They are too soft.
B) They would be melted away by the hot magma/lava.
C) Animals never lived near volcanoes.
D) Igneous rock is too old.
B) They would be melted away by the hot magma/lava.
Body fossils are most commonly formed from these parts of an organism because they don't decompose easily.
A) Skin and hair
B) Teeth, bones, and shells
C) Eyes and brain
D) Muscles and organs
B) Teeth, bones, and shells
The process where minerals replace the organic material in bones or shells, turning them to stone, is called?
A) Decay
B) Petrification
C) Weathering
D) Compression
B) Petrification
Fossils provide evidence for how life has done this over time.
A) Stayed the same
B) Changed and evolved
C) Disappeared completely
D) Moved to other planets
B) Changed and evolved
This is the best definition of a fossil from the options below.
A) Any old rock found underground
B) A type of sedimentary rock
C) The remains or traces of ancient plants and animals
D) The study of ancient life
C) The remains or traces of ancient plants and animals
The process where layers of sediment build up, join together, and form rock is central to fossil preservation. This process is called?
A) Melting
B) Weathering
C) Lithification
D) Excavation
C) Lithification
The key difference between body fossils and trace fossils is that trace fossils show evidence of an organism's ____.
A) Behavior and activities
B) Physical size
C) Genetic code
D) Favorite food
A) Behavior and activities
What geological process might eventually expose a fossil that formed deep underground millions of years later?
A) Movement of the Earth's crust
B) The water cycle
C) Photosynthesis
D) Formation of igneous rocks
A) Movement of the Earth's crust
The collection of all fossils discovered is called the fossil ____.
A) Record
B) Book
C) Pile
D) Laye
A) Record