Fossils

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?

• Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
• Sediment covers the bone.
• An animal dies.
• The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!

• A paleontologist
• An organism
• A fossil
• A rock

What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

• All of its members have died.
• Only a few of its members are still living.
• The animals can no longer lay eggs.
• All of its members move to another place.

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today
• that this fish lacked oxygen
• what kind of animal ate this fish
• that water once covered the area

What happens to insects when they become trapped in amber?

• they form molds

• they are preserved (they stay the same)

• they decay

• they form casts

Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?

• The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.

• The dinosaur was covered in sediment.

• The dinosaur became trapped in amber.

• The dinosaur was frozen in ice.

The preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago are called ____________.

• soil

• fossils

• rocks

• humus

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

• weathering

• fossils

• renewable resources

• the rock cycle

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