Rocks, Soil, Fossils

People who study fossils are called ______________.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?

• The dinosaur became trapped in amber.
• The dinosaur was frozen in ice.
• The dinosaur was covered in sediment.
• The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.

In order for a fossil to form, which of the following evens must happen FIRST?

• Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
• The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
• Sediment covers the bone.
• An animal dies.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a seashell found on the beach
• a petrified dinosaur bone
• an insect stuck in amber
• a footprint captured in mud

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

• The bones are those of the dinosaur itself.
• The bones are made up of minerals.
• The bones were formed from mud that hardened.
• The bones are made up of amber. 

Which is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

• taste
• luster
• hardness
• streak

Which property describes a way a mineral shines, or reflects light?

• color
• hardness
• luster
• streak

Adrienne found a rock at recess and said it felt rough and bumpy.  What property is she describing?

• color
• luster
• hardness
• texture

_________________ is the breaking apart or wearing away of rock into smaller pieces.  

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition 

_____________________ is the movement of rocks from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition