CAN YOU DIG IT? FOSSIL QUIZ
1. Fossils are a record of ancient _____________ ,
telling us what used to live on the earth.
a. death
b. life
c. people
d. fish
2. What is the third step in the fossil formation
process?
a. An animal dies, its skeleton settles on the sea
floor and is buried by sediment.
b. The sediment surrounding the skeleton
thickens and begins to turn to stone.
c. The skeleton dissolves and a mould is
formed.
d. The fossil is exposed on the Earth's surface.
3. Is a frozen mammoth a trace fossil or a body
fossil? ______________________________
4. Would a footprint be a trace fossil or a body
fossil? ______________________________
5. What kind of tool would I use to help me clear
away dust and dirt from the fossil I found?
_______________________