Fossils

What can a scientist learn by studying fossils?

• What rocks are made of

• how every organism died long ago

• how minerals are formed

• what types of organisms lived a long time ago

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Where are fossils most likely found?

• in cold- water lakes

• in sedimentary rocks

• in tightly packed snow

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What must happen to the remains of an organism for a fossil to be made?

• they must be moved by animals

• they must be left in sunlight

• the must be buried right away

An amber fossil is made when

• an organism is caught in lava from a volcano

• an organism gets caught in sticky resin on a tree which hardens

• an organism is buried in cement

If an animal gets trapped in mud, which part of the animal will most likely become a fossil?

• skin

• muscle

• bone

• eyes

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What is a fossil?

• the remains of an organism studied by scientists

• a rock the is millions of years old

• organisms that are extinct

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Two fossils are found in the same area. What could scientists infer?

• Both organisms lived in the same environment

• Both organisms looked the same

• Both organisms were the same size

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True or False: Fossils are found all over the world.

• True

• False

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How can an organism become a fossil?

• Trapped in ice

• Left in the sun

• Covered in sand

• Trapped in tree resin

• Quickly buried in mud

Which layer has the oldest fossils?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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