Fossils Test
Name: ________________________
Date: __________________
Part A:
Directions: Fill in the blank with the following words.
Each word is only used once. All the words are used.
Dinosaur
Extinct
Fossil
Preserved
Trilobite
1.
A _____________________ is an extinct organism.
2.
A _____________________ is an extinct ocean shellfish.
3.
A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an
ancient organism.
4.
When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.
5.
Something _____________________ has been kept from harm or
change.
Part B:
Directions: Circle the letter of the one answer that best answers each
question.
6.
Why is it important to study fossils?
A. Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
B. Fossils are fortune tellers.
C. Fossils are fun to study.
D. Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
7.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
A. Sedimentary Rock
B. Oyster Pearl
C. Dinosaur Footprint
D. Rotting Log
8.
What evidence shows that parts of Utah were once the sea floor of
an ancient ocean?
A. Mammoth fossils found in caves.
B. Saber tooth tiger claws found in rocks.
C. Trilobites found in limestone.
D. Cooper and gold found in mines.
9.
Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?
A. They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.
B. They are not made of mineral or rock.
C. They cannot be changed to rock.
D. They rot before fossilization can occur.
10.
Where are prehistoric animals preserved as whole animals?
A. In Sedimentary Rock
B. In Amber
C. In Limestone
D. In Oceans
Fossils Test – Answer Key
Name: ________________________
Date: __________________
Part A:
Directions: Fill in the blank with the following words.
Each word is only used once. All the words are used.
Dinosaur
Extinct
Fossil
Preserved
Trilobite
1.
A dinosaur is an extinct organism.
2.
A trilobite is an extinct ocean shellfish.
3.
A fossil is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.
4.
When something is extinct it no longer exists.
5.
Something preserved has been kept from harm or change.
Part B:
Directions: Circle the letter of the one answer that best answers each
question.
6.
Why is it important to study fossils?
A. Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
B. Fossils are fortune tellers.
C. Fossils are fun to study.
D. Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
7.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
A. Sedimentary Rock
B. Oyster Pearl
C. Dinosaur Footprint
D. Rotting Log
8.
What evidence shows that parts of Utah were once the sea floor of
an ancient ocean?
A. Mammoth fossils found in caves.
B. Saber tooth tiger claws found in rocks.
C. Trilobites found in limestone.
D. Cooper and gold found in mines.
9.
Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?
A. They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.
B. They are not made of mineral or rock.
C. They cannot be changed to rock.
D. They rot before fossilization can occur.
10.
Where are prehistoric animals preserved as whole animals?
A. In Sedimentary Rock
B. In Amber
C. In Limestone
D. In Oceans