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Fossils

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Which is a step in the process of how animals become fossils?

Most of the animal rots away, leaving only the skin.

Sediment covers an animal's remains.

An animal dies high up on a mountain.

The soft parts of an animal turn to rock.

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The oldest fossils are usually found

floating in rivers.

on ocean beaches.

on top of mountains.

deep underground.

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The history of how life has changed on Earth over millions of years is revealed by

the fossil record.

history books.

animals living today.

bones in the desert.

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If a scientist finds fossilized trees in what is now a desert area, the fossils are evidence that the

climate there has not changed much.

area used to have no carnivores.

climate there was once rainy.

area used to home to small animals.

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Which of the following can become a fossil?

an insect trapped in sap

all of these.

a large animal

a plant’s leaves

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What must happen for a fossil to form?

it is left unburied

it is buried quickly

it is in deep water

it is kept dry

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What is a fossil record?

a record of an organism left behind.

the rock left behind after a bone is fossilized

the history of how life on Earth has changed

evidence that animals lived a long time ago

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A _________ is an example of a trace fossil.

piece of amber

petrified tree

fossilized footprint

fossilized tooth

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Almost all fossils are found in ________

dirt that has been packed down.

groundwater.

amber.

sedimentary rocks.

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How are fossils revealed?

water washes dirt away

people dig up soil

wind weathers away rock

all of these

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An insect in amber is an example of

a trace fossil.

a fossil record.

an exposed fossil.

a whole body fossil.

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How do bones change when they become fossils?

bones become lighter and weaker

bone material changes shape

bone material is replaced by rock (minerals)

bone becomes stronger and harder

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