Earth Science: Fossils
Test Quiz
1. Why do scientists study fossils?
a. To determine how we can prevent erosion caused by humans
b. To determine the best way to efficiently farm food
c. To discover new ways of generating energy
d. To learn about the past history of life on Earth
e. To find out how to prevent disease
2. Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed by carbon residue?
a. Amber fossil
b. Carbonization
c. Casts and molds
d. Freezing
e. Mummification
3. Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed in dry areas due to a lack of moisture?
a. Amber fossil
b. Carbonization
c. Casts and molds
d. Freezing
e. Mummification
4. Which of the following methods of fossil formation has occurred in the glaciers of the Arctic?
a. Amber fossil
b. Carbonization
c. Casts and molds
d. Freezing
e. Mummification
5. Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when minerals fill in the space left from a living organism?
a. Amber fossil
b. Carbonization
c. Casts and molds
d. Freezing
e. Mummification
6. Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when an organism is preserved in hardened tree sap?
a. Amber fossil
b. Carbonization
c. Casts and molds
d. Freezing
e. Mummification
7. Which of the following is an example of a body fossil?
a. Cast
b. Animal tracks
c. Impressions
d. Mold
e. Bones
8. Fossils are generally found inside of what type of rocks?
a. Metamorphic rocks
b. Igneous rocks
c. Sedimentary rocks
d. Meteorites
e.
9. What type of scientists study fossils?
a. Physicists
b. Paleontologists
c. Biologists
d. Chemists
e. Agronomists
10. What are gastroliths?
a. Large dinosaurs who only ate plants
b. A type of fossil formed when dinosaurs died under water
c. Fossils formed on the shores of an eroded riverbed
d. Rocks swallowed by dinosaurs to help digest food
e. Bones of dinosaurs
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