Fossil Types

Fossil Types

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Fossil Types

Fossil Types

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fossilized imprint or impression of an organism. Sediment hardens around the organism, as the organism decays all that is left is the impression and the sediment eventually turns to rock.

Preserved Remains/Original Remains

Trace Fossil

Mineral Replacement/ Mineralization

Cast

Mold

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fossilized traces of an animal's movement or activity. Includes, tracks, footprints, and nests. These help scientists learn about an animal's characteristics or behaviors.

Preserved Remains/Original Remains

Carbon Film/ Carbonization

Trace Fossil

Cast

Mold

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of fossil show the organism in 3D form, sticking out from the rock?

Cast Fossil

Mold Fossil

Trace Fossil

True Form Fossil

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of fossils can be created when an animal walked in mud long ago and then the mud hardened intro rock?

Cast Fossil

Mold Fossil

Trace Fossil

True Form Fossil

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of fossil is a mold that was filled in and then turned to rock?

Cast Fossil

Mold Fossil

Trace Fossil

True Form Fossil

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Identify the type of fossil in this image:

Mold

Cast

Trace

Preserved Remains

Carbon Film

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hollow area in the sediment which shows the shape of an organism or a part of an organism.

Mold

Cast

Trace

Preserved Remains

Carbon Film

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