The Badlands Sleuth: Chapters 1-5

What worries Amy about Fossil Camp?

(pg 1-2)

• being eaten by a dinosaur

• the heat, snakes, and making new friends

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  missing her mom, best friend, and pet cat back home in Chicago

• rainstorms

According to Tess, what is a physical property of matter that can be measured?

(pg 7)

• its color

• its texture

• 
  its mass

• no part of matter can be measured

Chapter 2

PART A: What word best describes Felix?

• quiet

• shy

• 
  nervous

• 
  hungry

Chapter 2

PART B: Which quote from the text supports your answer for part A?

• "She considered the question for a minute."

• "If we discover something new, I sure hope I'm the one to find it."

• "[He] devoured one bar and started on another before anyone had taken a bite."

• "What does melting ice have to do with chemistry?"

Chapter 2

Julian shrugged and RELUCTANTLY said, "Okay."

How did Julian feel about going to bed?

• He was ready and tired.

• He did not want to go just yet.

• 
  He was the first one in bed.

Which of the campers isn’t eating breakfast? (pg 16)

• Amy, who is busy reading a book

• 
  Matt, who is writing a letter home

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  Daria, who is at the dig site looking for fossils

• Kristal, who is being secretive after sketching a picture

What happened to the fossils in Dr. Forester’s lab? (pg 16)

• They all disappeared.

• 
  One of the fossils disappeared.

• All of the fossils broke.

• One of the fossils broke.

According to Tess, matter is made from...(pg 18)

• over a hundred kinds of atoms, each of which is an element

• over a thousand kinds of atoms, each of which is a proton

• under fifty kinds of atoms, each of which is a neutron

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  under ten kinds of atoms, each of which is an electron

What is true about nonmetals? Select all that apply. (pg 19)

• They ring beautifully when hit.

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  They break easily.

• They don’t conduct electricity.

• They are dull.

According to Dr. Forester, what did Julian find? (pg 23)

• iron pyrite, which is a common rock that looks like gold

• 
  real gold, which Dr. Forester suggests they should sell right away

• iron pyrite, which is a rare rock and worth more than gold

• 
  an amazing dinosaur fossil made entirely out of real gold