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Daily Science 12 – 3 – 18
1. The best place to die if you wish to become a fossil is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
A mountain top
A pine forest
A shallow ocean
A prairie
2. Which of the following fossils is an example of permineralization?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A fossilized dinosaur bone.
An insect trapped in amber.
A frozen woolly mammoth.
A dinosaur footprint.
3. Which of the following process are not likely to ruin your chances of becoming a
fossil?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Erosion
Scavenging
Sedimentation
Plate tectonics
4. Which of the following is least likely to becoming a fossil?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A clam shell
A slug
An elephant
A pine tree
5. Would a dry cave be a good place for permineralization to occur?
a. No, because permineralization required amber from trees to occur.
b. Yes, because permineralization requires a dry environment.
c. No, because permineralization requires flowing water.
d. Yes, because permineralization requires a dark environment.