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Fossil Quiz # 2
By Ken Delaney
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Question 1
1.
Why do scientists study fossils?
To determine how we can prevent erosion caused by humans
Question 2
2.
Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed by carbon residue?
Amber fossil
Question 3
3.
Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed in dry areas due to a lack of moisture?
Amber fossil
Question 4
4.
Which of the following methods of fossil formation has occurred in the glaciers of the Arctic?
Amber fossil
Question 5
5.
Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when minerals fill in the space left from a living organism?
Amber fossil
Question 6
6.
Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when an organism is preserved in hardened tree sap?
Amber fossil
Question 7
7.
Which of the following is an example of a body fossil?
Cast
Question 8
8.
Fossils are generally found inside of what type of rocks?
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Question 9
9.
What type of scientists study fossils?
Physicists
Question 10
10.
What are gastroliths?
Large dinosaurs who only ate plants
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
Carbonization
Casts and molds
Freezing
Mummification
Carbonization
Casts and molds
Freezing
Mummification
Carbonization
Casts and molds
Freezing
Mummification
Carbonization
Casts and molds
Freezing
Mummification
Carbonization
Casts and molds
Freezing
Mummification
Animal Tracks
Impressions
Molds
Bones
Meteorites
Paleontologists
Biologists
Chemists
Agronomists
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