3rd Grade Checkpoint #2 Review

Fossils of turtles have been found in many places. Which part of the turtle is most likely to become a fossil? (*Hint- Hard parts of animals are more likely to become fossils*)

• The turtle's shell

• The turtle's eyes

• The turtle's tongue

• The turtle's soft skin

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Fossils of sharks have been found in many places. Which part of the shark is most likely to become a fossil?

• The shark's eyes

• The shark's teeth

• The shark's gills

• The shark's skin

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Looking at this fossil picture of a dinosaur, which of the following is NOT something a scientist could learn about this dinosaur.

• The size of the dinosaurs bones

• How the dinosaur moved

• The shape of the dinosaurs body

• The skin color of the dinosaur

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A scientist finds the fossil of an animal’s teeth. What can the scientist learn about the animal from its teeth?

• How fast the animal could run.

• What kind of food the animal ate.

• The color of the animal's skin

• Where the animal lived

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What is the definition of a fossil?

• A type of rock that grows on trees

• The remains or traces of plants and animals from long ago

• A type of crystal found in caves

• A plant that grows in the ocean

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Fossils of sea creatures have been found in deserts. What does this tell scientists about the habitat in that area long ago?

• It used to be a forest.

• It used to be underwater

• It used to be a mountain

• It used to be cold

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What can fossils tell us about the habitats where ancient animals lived?

• They can show what colors the animals were.

• They can show what type of food the animals ate.

• They can show what kind of environment the animals lived in, like land or water.

• They can show how fast the animals could run.

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

• soil

• fossils

• rocks

• humus

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A paleontologist finds a fossil of a fish on top of a mountain. She can infer that the area was once ___________________________.

• much cooler

• underwater

• much warmer

• a desert

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A fossil is a trace or remains of a living thing that died _______.

• a very long time ago

• a year ago

• a week ago

• yesterday

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