Lesson 9 Vocabulary

Lesson 8: Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What does chisel mean?

• To scrape away or a tool used to scrape away.

• A method of painting on canvas.
• A brand of kitchen knives.
• A type of wood carving technique.

Multiple Choice

What does excavate mean?

• To fill in a hole with dirt.
• To create a new site for construction.
• To uncover by digging.

• To paint over a surface.

Multiple Choice

What does fossil mean?

• A fossil is a type of rock formation.
• A fossil is a living organism found in the ocean.
• A fossil is a modern plant species.
• A fossil is the preserved animal remains.

Multiple Choice

What does paleontologist mean?

• A scientist who studies plants.
• A scientist who studies rocks.
• a scientist who studies animal and plant fossils to learn about life in the past

• A scientist who studies weather patterns.

Multiple Choice

What does peril mean?

• safety or security
• danger or risk
• certainty or assurance
• advantage or benefit

Multiple Choice

What does pry mean?

• to move, lift, or pull something away from something else.

• To ignore someone's request
• To close something tightly
• To ask someone for a favor