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Fossil Quiz

Directions: Answer each question. 

1.   What is a fossil?                                             2.  What are the two types of fossils?

0    a remain or trace of ancient life                                    0    body and head    

0    burried rock                                                                  0     head and rock

0    a dinosour egg                                                                0     body and trace

3.    How are fossils made?

0    The sun dries dinosaur bones.

0    The dinosaur is covered by sediment.

0    The dinosaur scratches shapes in the rock.

4.  What does a Paleontologist do?_____________________________________________

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5.   Why do you think you need to know about fossils?_______________________________

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6.   What did you learn about fossils?___________________________________________

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