Fossils

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?

• mineral

• footprint

• cast

• petrified wood

Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• a cast

• an animal track

• amber fossil

What provides scientific evidence of past life?

• history books

• timelines

• stories

• fossils

What information can a fossilized plant give scientists?

• what color the plants were long ago
• what kind of animals existed long ago
• what dinosaurs looked like long ago
• what environments were like long ago

A family was hiking on a mountain and found several fossils, including a shark tooth and a clam shell.  How has the area changed?

• It used to warmer.
• It used to be colder.
• It used to be an ocean.
• It used to be a desert.

Look at the fossil below.

What type of organism did this fossil likely come from?

• a bird

• a fish

• a plant

• a mammal

Which would be an example of a fossil?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Dinosaur Footprint

• Oyster Pearl

• Rotting Log

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer