Fossils Quiz Book

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Fossils Quiz Book

Afolabi
Grace

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Fossils Quiz Book

Grace Afolabi

Fossils INTRODUCTION

The Fossils Quiz Book is created for students to guide them through their science learning journey. Students require the knowledge of scientific knowledge to relate with their environment and the world around them.

Designed for Primary and Junior Secondary Students.

"Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations."

-Pierre Loti

1. Fossils are the ______ remains of plants and animals.

a. living b. dead c. preserved

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2. Which of these is NOT a type of fossil?

a. trace

b. mold c. flesh

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3. This is a process when hard parts of a living thing has become stone

a. purification

b. petrification

c. pollination

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4. Only

the hard parts of living things become fossils

a. True

b. False c. None of the above

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5. Coprolites is a ______ fossil.

a. teeth

b. shell

c. poo

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6. Which of these Scientists study fossils?

a. Paleontologists

b. Archaeologists

c. Geologists

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7. The most common rock found around fossils are

a. Igneous rocks

b. Sedimentary rocks

c. Metamorphic rocks

______.
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8. Which of these is NOT a way fossils are formed?

a. amber b. ice

c. dissolving

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9. What is the first step of fossil formation for an animal?

a. Soft parts rot away

b. An animal must die

c. Over time the fossil comes to the surface

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10. Describe the process that makes the fossil move to the surface

a. erosion

b. weathering

c. precipitation

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11. Fossils take a little time to be dug up.

a. True b. False

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12. The knowledge of fossils connect us to pre-historic times

a. True b. False

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13. Animal tracks and footprints are called ______ fossil

a. Trace

b. Cast c. Mold

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14. The imprint of an animal in sediment is called

a. Trace b. Cast c. Mold

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15. Who discovered the first complete fossil of an ichthyosaur?

a. Mary Anning

b. Charles William

c. Edward Alexander

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16.

Minerals are unimportant in fossil formation

a. True

b. False

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17. Fossils are found all over the world

a. True b. False

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18. _____ is a product of fossils

a. Organic material

b. Fossil fuel

c. Erosion

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19. Which of these is NOT a product of fossil fuels

a. coal

b. Natural gas

c. lava

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20. Fossil is a _______ resource.

a. Artificial

b. Expensive

c. Natural

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1. C 2. C 3. B

4. A

5. C

6. A

7. B

8. C

9. C 10. A

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11. B 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C

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QUIZ RUBRIC

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Quiz Outcome 18 - 20pts Above Expectation 10 - 17pts Meets Expectation 0 - 9pts Below Expectation
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Grace Afolabi is an educator and writer She creates educational resources for children all over the world. She can be reached at africanlearningpath@gmailcom

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