- Fossils and Fossil Fuel

1. What is a fossil?

• A living organism that has been preserved in chemicals.
• A type of rock formed from sediment.
• The preserved remains or traces of a living thing.

2. How are fossils typically formed?

• Through sudden freezing of an organism in ice
• Sediments bury dead animals, the soft parts decay and the hard parts become fossils.
• When an organism is exposed to extreme heat and pressure

3. What can fossils tell us about the past?

• Fossils also tell how Earth’s continents and landforms have changed.
• Fossils show that some types of plants and animals have changed a lot, while others have not.
• Both A and B are correct.

4. What is a Mold?

• A fossilized bone found in the ground.
• A hollow space created by an organism that was pressed on soft mud.
• A type of fossil found in water only.

5. What did the paleontologists learn about fishes?

• Fishes are one of the oldest organisms that have not changed.
• The first fish had no jaws.
• Fishes do not leave fossils behind.

6. What is fossil fuel?

• An energy rich resource formed from the buried remains of once living organisms
• A type of rocks that form from compaction of sediments
• A type of minerals that have an earthy luster

7. Where are fossils found?

• Sedimentary Rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Metamorphic Rocks

8. Charcoal is a natural resources that is renewable. True or False?

• True
• False

9. Charcoal is made from dead plants that ended up buried by sediment. True or False?

• True
• False