P4 Fossil Fuels Test

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P4 Summative AssessmentCC SC-EP-3.5.1
Students will describe fossils as evidence of
organisms that lived long ago, some of which may
be similar to others that are alive today.
Fossils found in Earth provide evidence about
organisms that lived long ago and the nature of
the environment at that time. Representations of
fossils provide the basis for describing and
drawing conclusions about the organisms and basic
environments represented by them. 

• P4 Fossil Fuels Test

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1. Hardened tree sap is called _______________.

• glue
• Fossils
• amber
• mammoth

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 2. Shallow prints or marks in solid rock are
called

• dinosaurs
• molds
• amber
• imprints

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3. A material that is burned for energy is called
...

• fossil fuel
• amber
• dinosaur
• cast

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 4. A _____ is the imprint or remains of
something that lived long ago

• sedimentary
• imprint
• fossil
• oil

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5. A ______ is a fossil made inside a mold.

• mold
• imprint
• cast
• fuel

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6. An ancient relative of todays elephant might
be a wooly __.

• giraffe
• mammoth
• snake
• polar bear

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 7. What do fossils tell us about how the Earth
has changed?

• Plants and animals that lived long ago.
• The earth is the same size as millions of years
  ago.
• The fossils are brand new sources of energy.
• Dinosaurs never existed.

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 8. Coal is a fossil fuel formed _______.

• Hundreds of years ago.
• Thousands of years ago.
• Millions of years ago.
• 1 year ago.

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9. Fossil fuels are formed from ______.

• Decayed plants and animals.
• Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous rocks
• Water and air

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10. What characteristics of a predator fossil
from long ago are similar to the predators that
live in our world today?

• Sharp teeth and strong jaws
• Flat teeth
• Hard shells
• Long roots and stems