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Test Description: A quiz over fossils
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) An example of a fossil would be:
A
All of these
B
Tooth
C
Bone
D
Shell
2) Scientist can look at a mastodon tooth to learn:
A
If mastodons ate meat or plants.
B
If mastodons were large or small.
C
Both A and B.
D
Neither A nor B.
3) Dinosaurs lived in Texas at one time.
A
False
B
True
4) What must happen first for a fossil to form?
A
Bones are covered in sand and soil.
B
Sand and soil turn into rock.
C
Rocks slowly wear away.
D
A living thing dies.
5) When a plant “turns into a rock,” this is called a ____________________ fossil.
A
Imprint
B
Petrified
C
Mold
D
Cast
6) What must form first for a cast to be made?
A
Cast
B
Mold
C
Imprint
D
Petrified
7) What happens when tree sap hardens?
A
Amber is formed.
B
A mold is formed.
C
An imprint is formed.
D
A cast is formed.
8) Which statement is not true about fossils?
A
Fossils can show where animals lived in the past.
B
Someone who studies fossils is called a paleontologist.
C
Fossils can tell about living things in the past.
D
Fossils can show what color fur an animal had.
9) Why might a scientist study a fossil of a plant that no longer exists?
A
To see if it contains useful minerals
B
To see if it can be removed from the fossil and grown today
C
To see how it is related to plants that are alive today
D
To see what animal once ate it
10) What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil in?
A
Mineral Rock
B
Igneous
C
Metamorphic
D
Sedimentary
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