Fossil Quiz

What is a fossil?

• Copied shape in the mud

• Impressions made in mud

• Hard parts of the dead animal

• Remains of things

How are most fossils buried?

• Deep underground

• In trees

• Underwater

• On the surface

What is the fossil shown in the photo?

• Bird

• Leaf

• Fish

• Pterodactyl

What is the hard part of the dead animal that presses into the mud to form a fossil?

• Wings

• Claws

• Neck

• Beak

How do scientists find fossils?

• By using a magnifying glass

• By waiting for them to appear

• By digging carefully

• By washing rocks

What is the different type of fossil mentioned in the text?

• Fossil leaf

• Fossil insect

• Fossil bird

• Fossil fish

What is the animal shown in the pattern that lived 150 million years ago?

• Fossil leaf

• Fossil bird

• Fossil fish

• Pterodactyl

What happens to the mud over a long time?

• It hardens into clay

• It disappears

• It turns to rock

• It turns to water

What is the flying reptile called that left the fossil pattern shown in the photo?

• Fish

• Bird

• Leaf

• Pterodactyl

What is the animal that was trapped in sticky tree gum and is now seen as a fossil?

• Pterodactyl

• Fossil fish

• Fossil bird

• Fossil insect