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The document is a quiz about fossils with 8 multiple choice questions. It tests knowledge about what fossils are made of, who studies them, how long humans have known about dinosaurs, how fossils are formed, what type of rock fossils are found in, the origin of the word fossil, and why fossils are important.

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The document is a quiz about fossils with 8 multiple choice questions. It tests knowledge about what fossils are made of, who studies them, how long humans have known about dinosaurs, how fossils are formed, what type of rock fossils are found in, the origin of the word fossil, and why fossils are important.

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Fossils Quiz

Tick the correct answers.

1. What material is a fossil made from?

rock mud shell

2. What are fossils?

the bones of a dead animal the shape of a dead animal


the body of a dead animal

3. What is the name of the people that study fossils?

doctors scientists palaeontologists

4. How many years have humans known about dinosaurs?

about 2000 years about 200 years about 20 years

5. How are fossils made?

The animals turn to stone. People carve them out of stone.


Water and minerals take the shape of the body and turn hard.

6. Which is the only type of rock that fossils are found in?

igneous rock sedimentary rock metamorphic rock

7. The word ‘fossil’ comes from an old word ‘fossilis’ which means…

dug up. found. stone.

8. Why are fossils so important?

They help us understand what happened a long time ago. They look pretty.
They are made from expensive gems so cost lots of money.

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Fossils Quiz Answers

1. What material is a fossil made from?


rock

2. What are fossils?


the shape of a dead animal

3. What is the name of the people that study fossils?


palaeontologists

4. How many years have humans known about dinosaurs?


about 200 years

5. How are fossils made?


Water and minerals take the shape of the body and turn hard.

6. Which is the only type of rock that fossils are found in?
sedimentary rock

7. The word ‘fossil’ comes from an old word ‘fossilis’ which means…
dug up.

8. Why are fossils so important?


They help us to understand what happened a long time ago.

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