Fossil Frenzy Science Olympiad

Which of these best describes a fossil:

• a geometric pattern formed by a mineral

• a solid element or compound from the Earth's crust

• remains of extinct organism found in a layer of rock

• bits of weathered rocks and pieces of dead organisms

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Which of these is most likely the way a cast fossil was formed?

• shaping the animal out of clay and drying it

• filling the mold with clay and baking it

• rolling the clay flat and cutting out shapes

• forming clay into a ball and wetting it

A certain dinosaur lived 80 million years ago. What would provide scientists with the most information about this dinosaur

• a list of gasses in the air 80 million years ago

• the types of plants that grew 80 million years ago

• the climate of the location where the dinosaur lived

• a complete set of fossils remains from the dinosaur

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The fossils of extinct sea animals called trilobites were found in Ohio. This means Ohio was once covered by:

• grass

• water

• forests

• mountains

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A person that studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric times by investigating the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms is known as a

• Investigator

• Paleontologist

• Researcher

• Pathologist

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A person who studies fossils is known as a (a)   ​

• Paleontologist

• archaeologist

• meteorologist

• Stricklandologist

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What do we call a scientist who studies fossils?

• Geologist

• Biologists

• Paleontologist

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A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist

• Rock Hound

• Archeologist

• Paleontologist

What is a fossil mold?

• Yesterdays food

• Nonrenewable resources

• An impression of an ancient organism.

• Renewable resources

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___________ ___________ show evidence of the activity of ancient organisms, such as tracks or nests.

• dead fossils

• Mold fossils

• Cast fossils

• Trace fossils