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Fossil Quiz # 2

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Question 1

1.

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

Question 2

2.

Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed by carbon residue?

Amber fossil

Carbonization

Casts and molds

Freezing

Mummification

Question 3

3.

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

Question 4

4.

Which of the following methods of fossil formation has occurred in the glaciers of the Arctic?

Amber fossil

Carbonization

Casts and molds

Freezing

Mummification

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

Carbonization

Casts and molds

Freezing

Mummification

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

Question 7

7.

Which of the following is an example of a body fossil?

Cast

Animal Tracks

Impressions

Molds

Bones

Question 8

8.

Fossils are generally found inside of what type of rocks?

Metamorphic Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

Meteorites

Question 9

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What type of scientists study fossils?

Physicists

Paleontologists

Biologists

Chemists

Agronomists

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