Fossils Review

The photo shows a fossil.

Which pictures are fossils?

What is a dinosaur?

What might a scientist learn from a dinosaur fossil?

True or False: Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

What are the remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago called?

Which of these happens first when a fossil forms?

What type of fossil has once living material been replaced by minerals?

Which modern day animal does this fossil look like most? Fish, Snail, Salamander, Turtle

What does the word extinct mean?

Which is the correct answer?

Pig, Bear, Tiger, Elephant

What can scientist study to learn the most about animals that are extinct?

What type of environment did these animals most likely live?

Which statement is true about fossils?

What cannot become a fossil in rock?

Which part of an animal is most likely to become a fossil?

Which is the correct answer?

A scientist is studying an extinct bird. Which fossil would help the scientist learn more about the bird?

Which type of organism has been found on Earth for the longest period of time?

Which materials preserve soft parts of an organism

Which is not a way a fossil is formed?