Fossils and Patterns

Fossils

Multiple Choice

A plant can become a fossil.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Extinct animals may return one day.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Check the boxes that show things we can learn from fossils.

• what the animal ate

• if the animal was angry

• the animal's size

• how fast the animal was

• if the animal was hungry

Multiple Choice

A scientist who studies fossils is called a

• meteorologist

• paleontologist

• zoo keeper

• fossilist

Multiple Choice

What can an animals fossilized teeth tell us?

• how fast the animal was

• if the animal smiled

• the food the animal ate

• where the animal lived

Multiple Choice

All fossils come from dinosaurs

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following IS NOT something we can learn from a foot print of an animal?

• how fast the animal was

• how many legs the animal had

• if the animal traveled in groups

• what the animal ate

Multiple Choice

All fossils come from animals that are extinct

• True

• False