Science Homework 1/20 - 1/26

Which era was the "Age of Large Dinosaurs"?

• Jurassic

• Triassic

• Cretaceous

• Yesterday

In which period was Tyranosaurus Rex roaming the Earth?

• Cretaceous

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

• Dankyi

True or False: Older fossils are found in higher levels of rock, and younger fossils are found in lower levels of rock.

• True

• False

• Neither

• Both

What does the scientific term "Saurischia" mean?

• Lizard hipped

• bird hipped

• sneeze

• 2-legged

What does the scientific term "Ornithischia" mean?

• bird hipped

• lizard hipped

• 4 - legged

• sneeze

True or False: Fossils can tell us the color and skin pattern of the animals.

• True

• False

• Neither

• Both

True or False: All dinosaurs ate meat.

• True

• False

• Neither

• Both

Which type of fossil is an impression made in mud or dirt that dries, hardens and becomes stone?

• Trace Fossils

• Mold Fossils

• Cast Fossils

• True Form

What is a Paleontologist?

• A scientist that studies fossils

• A scientist that studies color

• A scientist that studies buckets

• A scientist that studies people named Darrell

When a paleontologist finds a fossil in the field, what do they cover it with?

• plaster

• foam

• peanut butter

• sand