1) Choose the best answer.

Question

A fossil is _____.

the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

a rock formed within a volcano

dried tree sap
2) Choose all that apply.

Which THREE things can fossils be found inside of?

amber

rocks

trees

clouds

ice
3) Choose the best answer.

The word fossil means _____.

ancient bone

dug up

old animal
4) Choose the best answer.

Most fossils are the remains of the _____.

soft parts of an animal

bodies of plants and animals

hard parts of an animal
5) Choose the best answer.

Animals and plants that have turned to stone are _____.

patronized

purified

petrified
6) Choose the best answer.

How do we know that the earth used to have dinosaurs?

volcanoes

fossils

water
7) Choose the best answer.

This fossil of an ocean animal was found on land. What does that tell us about the land in the past?

Fossil

The land used to have earthquakes.

The land used to be a volcano.

The land used to be an ocean.

Answer 1

1. The best answer is: the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

2. The three things that fossils can be found inside of are: amber, rocks, ice

3. The best answer is: dug up

4. The best answer is: hard parts of an animal

5. The best answer is: petrified

6. The best answer is: fossils

7. The best answer is: The land used to be an ocean.