8th Grade Fossils

____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

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  A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an   ancient organism.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

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When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

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Something _____________________ has been kept from harm or   change.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

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Why is it important to study fossils?

•  Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
• Fossils are fortune tellers.
• Fossils are fun to study.
• Fossils are found everywhere in the world.

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Which would be an example of a fossil?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Oyster Pearl
• Dinosaur Footprint
•   Rotting Log

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Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?  

• They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.
• They are not made of mineral or rock.
• They cannot be changed to rock.
• They rot before fossilization can occur.

Where are prehistoric animals preserved as whole animals?

•  In Sedimentary Rock
• In amber
• In limestone
• In oceans

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Which Rock type would be best to find fossils?

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock

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Extinction → Loss of an entire type of organism

• true
• false

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