Science Quiz (final) for grade 3

We can find the fossils for animals in the rocks.

• True
• False

We can find the fossils for animals in the tar.

• True
• False

What are fossils made from?

Note: multiple correct answers.

• Shells.

• Teeth.

• Bones.

• Clouds.

• Plastic.

Where do fossils usually form?

Note: Multiple correct answers.

• In rivers, swamps, and oceans.

• In deserts.

• On top of mountains.

• In lakes.

• In tree branches.

How can fossils be preserved?

Note: multiple correct answers.

• In tar pits.

• In tree sap.

• In fire.

• In ice.

• In lava.

What information can fossils give scientists?

Note: multiple correct answers.

• How animals moved.

• What color animals were.

• What animals ate.

• What shape of their bodies.

• What songs they sang.

Fossils at a lower layer are usually younger than fossils above it.

• True
• False

Paleontologists gather facts from fossils.

• True
• False

Index fossils must be hard to identify and rare.

• True
• False

Scientists use the fossil record to:

• Organize Earth’s history into time units.

• Count living animals.

• Make jewelry.