Fossils

What are fossils? Click ALL that apply.

• Help us study what life was like in the past

• The remains of a once living organism

• Only animals that have died

• Can be a whole organism, part of one, or an impression

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What are the three types of rocks found in Earth?

• Photosynthesis

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Gold

• Metamorphic

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Fossils are ONLY found in

• igneous

• sedimentary

• gold

The deeper you dig, the ______ the fossil.

• newer

• older

• smaller

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Which organism is the oldest?

• Dinosaurs

• Trilobites

• Armored Fish

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What happened on Earth after the sedimentary rock layer?

• Flood

• Asteroid

• Volcanic Eruption

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If we went outside, dug into the ground and discovered a desert plant fossil, what does that tell us?

• This area used to be covered in ise

• This area used to be under water

• This area used to be a desert

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Which type of fossil is this?

• Mold fossil

• True fossil

• Trace fossil

What type of fossil is this?

• Cast fossil

• Petrified fossil

• Trace fossil

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What type of fossil is this?

• True fossil

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

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