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