fossils are the preserved remains of plants or animals that lived long ago

fossils are decayed remains of plants or animals

fossils are imprints of leaves found in the mud

fossils are humus found in soil

Two fossils are found in a cold mountain region. One is a fish fossil and the other is a palm tree fossil. What can you infer about the environment in which these organisms lived?

A warm ocean environment because fish are found in areas with water and palm trees are found in warm ocean environments.

A cold mountain region because an environment cannot change its type of environment over time.

A warm mountain region because since there are palm trees, the area needs to be warm.

A hot desert because palm trees are found in hot areas.

A third grader is tasked to create a model to show how a fossil is formed. What needs to happen first and why?

The first step is that an animal dies because once a living thing dies, it has the possibility of becoming a fossil.

The first step is that an animal dies because once any living thing dies, it will always start the fossilization process

The first step is that the animal is buried by sediment because if it is buried by sediment, it will then die to become a fossil.

The first step is that bone is slowly replaced with minerals because if they are replaced by minerals, then once it dies, it starts to fossilize.

A group of friends were hiking to the top of a mountain. When they got to the top of the mountain, they discovered several fossils of animals like the one pictured above. What clues does the fossil give you about how the animal moved and what type of habitat it lived in?

This animal lived in a water environment since it has dorsal fins.

This animal lived at the bottom of the mountain since it was discovered at the mountain, but the mountain rose in height over time

This animal lived at the top of a mountain since that is the location it was discovered

This animal lived in a water environment such as a lake or ocean since it has bones.

A student is observing two fossils found in a warm wooded region. One fossil is of an animal and one of a plant. Both of these fossils appear to have the same characteristic that they retain water. What can you infer about the environment in which these organisms lived?

The fossils are of organisms that once lived in a desert since these organisms are able to live where there is limited water.

The fossils are of organisms that once lived in an ocean because they need water in order to survive.

The fossils are of organisms that once lived on the coast next to the ocean because they lived on land, but need access to the ocean.

The fossils are of organisms that once lived in a wooded area because there are a lot of types of plants and animals found in this region.

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Making imprints of objects in clay is most useful for learning about _____________________.

weathering

fossils

renewable resources

the rock cycle

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You find a dinosaur footprint in a rock near your house. What is the BEST conclusion you can draw from this footprint about what happened many years ago?

dinosaurs changed and adapted over time

a meteor hit where you live

dinosaurs once loved where you live

dinosaurs were reptiles

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What happens to MOST dead plants and animals?

sediment buries them

they become fossils

they quickly rot or get eaten

they turn into water

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What can scientists most easily tell from a set of footprints that have become fossils?

what the animal ate

how many babies the animal had

what kind of enemies the animal had

how the animal moved

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What needs to happen for a bone to become a fossil?

it must be buried

it must rot

it must be eaten

it must be crushed

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A scientist finds shell fossils in a rock in the desert. What conclusion can the scientist make?

Millions of years ago, the desert was an ocean.

Millions of years ago, the desert was covered by ice.

Millions of years ago, the desert was a rainforest.

Millions of years ago, the desert was the top of a mountain.

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Scientists know that dinosaurs actually lived because ____________________________.

people who have seen them told the scientists

they have seen the dinosaurs

they have found fossils of dinosaurs

some animals alive today look like dinosaurs

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Fossils

Making imprints of objects in clay is most useful for learning about _____________________.

You find a dinosaur footprint in a rock near your house. What is the BEST conclusion you can draw from this footprint about what happened many years ago?

What happens to MOST dead plants and animals?

What can scientists most easily tell from a set of footprints that have become fossils?

What needs to happen for a bone to become a fossil?

A scientist finds shell fossils in a rock in the desert. What conclusion can the scientist make?

Scientists know that dinosaurs actually lived because ____________________________.

What can scientists learn about a particular dinosaur from studying its fossilized teeth?

What is a fossil?

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