Fossils

What does a palaeontologist study?

• How a diamond is formed

• Fossils

• Butterflies

• How palaces are built

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What is the nickname of the best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton?

• Terry

• Rex

• Sue

• Harold

What sort of rock are fossils found in?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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The town that has an ammonite fossil as their symbol is ___________ .

Why do we only have fossils to find out about dinosaurs? (Tick all that apply.)

• Because they lived so long ago.

• Because there were no cameras or books back then.

• Because they are no longer alive today.

• Because they didn't like their photo being taken.

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What is sedimentary rock?

• A sweet candy stick made in Blackpool.

• Rock made from different layers over time.

• A rock made from magma.

• Rock formed on the outside of a volcano from molten lava.

How come the fossilised animals or plants have not been eaten by other animals?

• Because they didn't look tasty.

• The animal who was to eat them didn't like the look of them.

• They were buried under the mud or sand.

• Because the smelled really bad.

The author use and exclamation mark at the end of the 'Fossil Facts' section to make it sound surprising. Why is that sentence surprising? (Tick all that apply.)

• It did not seem possible to turn a snake into stone.

• Just so he included one in his writing.

• To make his writing sound interesting.

• It might seem strange to believe (was it magic?)

Why aren't there any fossils of cats that lived twenty years ago?

• Because cats are hairy and fossils aren't.

• Fossils take millions of years to make - twenty years isn't long enough.

• Cats weren't alive when fossils were made.

• Because no one has found one yet.

How is a fossil made? (Tick all that apply.)

• Water and minerals leak into the bones.

• The shape of the dead animal becomes hard.

• The fossil becomes squashed under other layers of sand, mud and sedimentary rocks.

• It takes millions and millions of years to make a fossil.