Rocks & Fossils

Front

People who study fossils are called ____.

Back

paleontologists

Front

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil? a petrified dinosaur bone, a footprint captured in mud, a seashell found on the beach, an insect stuck in amber

Back

a seashell found on the beach

Front

Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil? Options: The size of the animal, What the animal ate, The color of the animal, Where the animal lived

Back

The color of the animal

Front

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil? Options: sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock

Back

sedimentary rock

Front

_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!

Back

An organism

Front

Why don't we know what many ancient plants looked like?

Back

They had too many soft parts.

Front

Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed? Options: The dinosaur became trapped in amber., The dinosaur was covered in sediment., The dinosaur was frozen in ice., The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.

Back

The dinosaur was covered in sediment.

Front

What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

Back

All of its members have died.

Front

Lily sees a skeleton of a dinosaur at a museum. What is true about the bones that make up the skeleton?

Back

The bones are made up of minerals.

Front

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma? Options: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Extrusive

Back

Igneous