fossil quiz

Most fossils are found in ___________________rocks.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Fossils are often found in hardened tree sap called

• imprint

• amber

• mold

• cast

Which of the following animals are extinct

• elephant

• deer

• wooly mammoth

• whale

Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?

• muscle

• skull

• fur

For a living thing to become a fossil, the living thing must

• have a skeleton

• have a hard outer shell

• drown in water

• be dead for a very long time

If you found a rock with fossils in it, you would know that the rock was probably formed

• by a volcano

• in layers of rock

• near the center of the Earth

What was the name of the state park in Kentucky where some of the first fossils were discovered?

• Caesar Creek

• Big Bone Lick

• Yellowstone

• Appalachia

What living thing does the fossil contain?

• plant

• dinosaur

• insect

• fish

which of these is not a fossil?

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Which of the following can become fossils?

• imprints of plants

• remains of animals

• footprints of animals

• all of these