Fossils and The Earth Long Ago

What is the meaning of sedimentary rock as it is used in page 1?

• rock made in a mountain

• rock made from layers of mud and sand

• rocks made from layers of fossils

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What do paleontologists learn from studying fossils in sedimentary rock?

• They learn about mud and sand from the past.

• They learn about mountains from the past.

• They learn about plants and animals from the past.

Which section tells the reader about how paleontologists study fossils to learn about animals from long ago?

• Rock Layers

• Learning from Fossils

• Earth Long Ago

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Inform means “to give knowledge.” What might the word information mean?

• knowledge or facts about something

• gifts for someone

• how something is made

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What is the meaning of the word past as it is used in page 2?

• all of the time before now

• all of the plants and animals

• all of rocks in the earth

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What is the meaning of the word study as it is used in page 3?

• to look closely

• to prepare

• to find fossils

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What might paleontologists learn when they find a fossil of a fish on top of a mountain?

• that the place was once under water

• that the fish got lost

• that the fossils are hard to get

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What is the main idea of page 3?

• The Earth has changed.

• Fossils have changed.

• Mountains have fossils

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Why did the author write “Fossils and the Earth Long Ago”?

• to explain what we learn by studying fossils

• to explain what fossils might look like

• to explain how to find fossils

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