1) Fossils are the preserved remains of: a) living organisms b) insects c) plants d) plastic spiders 2) Fossil or not? a) a six year old dog bone b) a 15,000 year old painting c) 11,000 year old spider trapped in amber 3) Decompose means: a) "broken down" or "rotten" b) washed away c) eaten 4) What kind of fossil is this? a) trace b) mold c) cast d) true 5) What kind of fossil is this? a) true fossil b) trace fossil c) cast fossil d) mold fossil 6) "True" fossil or "Trace" fossil? a) "True" fossil b) "Trace" fossil 7) Fossil imprints take ________________ to form. a) a few years b) many years (thousands) c) a couple of days 8) Why do scientists study fossils? a) They think dinosaurs are cool. b) To learn how man developed. c) To learn more about the history of earth; WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW 9) What does the word decompose mean? a) destroyed b) eaten c) crushed d) broken down 10) The imprint of the outside of a plant or animal can create a: a) cast fossil b) mold fossil c) true fossil d) trace fossil 11) Preserved remains of living organisms that are thousands of years old are called: a) Sediment b) Molds c) sharks teeth d) fossils 12) CAST fossil or MOLD fossil? a) MOLD fossil of an ammonite b) CAST fossil of an ammonite 13) Several extinct sea creatures called, trilobites, were found in the Tennessee mountains.  What can you infer about Tennessee many years ago? a) It has always been a dry state. b) Someone must have dropped them. c) Tennessee was once under water. 14) Which of the following could provide the best example of a fossil? a) a footprint in a rock b) a seashell lying on the ocean floor c) leaf in a mudpuddle d) bone in a sandbox 15) Most fossils are found in: a) Igneous rocks b) Metamorphic rocks c) Sedimentary rocks

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