Fossil Knowledge Check Practice

In this picture, is an imprint of a shell. What is "A" called?

 

• Cast

• Mold

• Fuel

• Gas

In this picture, is an imprint of a shell. What is letter called?

• Cast

• Mold

• Gas

• Fuel

In class, we discussed the banded sandstone rock. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Squiggly rock

In class, we discussed the banded sandstone rock. Which statement is NOT true about this rock?

• The sandstone rock is formed by layers of Earth pushing down on each other and is formed over many, many, many years.

• The sandstone rock is never weathered by the Earth.

• The sandstone rock is the most common rock where fossils are found.

A piece of ________wood is a tree fossil, saving the tree's wood grain and growth rings exactly. 

• hard

• rotten

• petrified

• soft

The remains, trace, or imprint of animal or plant life preserved in Earth’s crust is called a _________.

• fossil

• record

• picture

• sedimentary