Quiz  /  Fossils

  • 1. 
    Why do scientists study fossils?

  • To learn about the past history of life on Earth
  • To determine how we can prevent erosion caused by humans
  • To determine the best way to efficiently farm food
  • To discover new ways of generating energy

  • 2. 
    Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed by carbon residue?

  • Carbonization
  • Amber fossil
  • Freezing
  • Casts and molds

  • 3. 
    Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed in dry areas due to a lack of moisture?

  • Mummification
  • Casts and molds
  • Amber fossil
  • Carbonization

  • 4. 
    Which of the following methods of fossil formation has occurred in the glaciers of the Arctic?

  • Freezing
  • Amber fossil
  • Carbonization
  • Casts and molds

  • 5. 
    Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when minerals fill in the space left from a living organism?

  • Amber fossil
  • Casts and molds
  • Carbonization
  • Freezing

  • 6. 
    Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when an organism is preserved in hardened tree sap?

  • Amber fossil
  • Carbonization
  • Freezing
  • Casts and molds

  • 7. 
    Which of the following is an example of a body fossil?

  • Impressions
  • Animal tracks
  • Cast
  • Bones

  • 8. 
    Fossils are generally found inside of what type of rocks?

  • Metamorphic rocks
  • Igneous rocks
  • Meteorites
  • Sedimentary rocks

  • 9. 
    What type of scientists study fossils?

  • Paleontologists
  • Physicists
  • Biologists
  • Chemists

  • 10. 
    What are gastroliths?

  • Large dinosaurs who only ate plants
  • A type of fossil formed when dinosaurs died under water
  • Rocks swallowed by dinosaurs to help digest food
  • Fossils formed on the shores of an eroded riverbed
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