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Fossil Test
Circle the correct answer. (1 point each)
1. Over time, wood becomes petrified by being replaced by:
a. Minerals
b. Water
c. Mud
2. The body of a wooly mammoth frozen in ice for thousands of
years is an example of a(n):
a. Impression
b. Cast
c. Preserved organism
3. Jell-O in a jell-O mold is an example of a(n)
a. Impression
b. Cast
c. Preserved organism.
4. A burrow left by a prehistoric worm or a dinosaur is what type of
fossil?
a. Imprint Fossil
b. Mineral replacement Fossil
c. Preserved Fossil
Write complete sentences for the following questions.
5. Many trilobite fossils have been found in Millard County. Using
this information, what can you infer about how the environment
has changed over time? (2 points)

6. Which of the 3 rock types can you only find fossils in? Explain
why this rock type is the only type of rock to find fossils. (2
points)

7. Using a complete sentence, explain one possible reason the

dinosaurs became extinct. (2 points)

8. What is the difference between a cast and a mold fossil?

(2 points)

9. List the names of 5 organisms (plants or animals) that once

lived in
Utah and are now find as fossils. (1 point each)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
BONUS
1. What is Utahs state fossil? (1 pt.)
2. In what state was the first fossil of the Utah Raptor found in? (1
pt.)