Fossil Quiz
• Put your name on your paper
• Number your paper 1-6
• Leave room at the bottom for a picture and
paragraph
Teacher note: this version does not
give a list of the types of fossils for
students to choose from, skip to slide 8
for word bank quiz version.
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1. What type of fossil is this?
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2. What type of fossil is this?
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3. What type of fossil is this?
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4. What type of fossil is this?
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5. What type of fossil is this?
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6. What type of fossil is this?
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Fossil Quiz
• Put your name on your paper
• Number your paper 1-6
• Leave room at the bottom for a picture and
paragraph
Teacher note: this version does give a
list of the types of fossils for students
to choose from (word bank)
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1. What type of fossil is this?
Fossil types: trace, carbon film, mold, petrified, cast, preserved remains
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2. What type of fossil is this?
Fossil types: trace, carbon film, mold, petrified, cast, preserved remains
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3. What type of fossil is this?
Fossil types: trace, carbon film, mold, petrified, cast, preserved remains
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4. What type of fossil is this?
Fossil types: trace, carbon film, mold, petrified, cast, preserved remains
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5. What type of fossil is this?
Fossil types: trace, carbon film, mold, petrified, cast, preserved remains
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6. What type of fossil is this?
Fossil types: trace, carbon film, mold, petrified, cast, preserved remains
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Look at the following fossils. Draw
what the missing fossil could look like.
Triassic
period
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Jurassic
period
Cretaceous
period
What reason can you give for why the
fossil you drew was missing from the
fossil record? Explain.
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