Fossils and the Earth Long Ago

What is the meaning of sedimentary rock as it is used in paragraph 1? (RI.2.4, L.2.4a)

• rock made in a mountain

• rock made from layers of mud and sand

• rock made from layers of fossils

What do paleontologists learn from studying fossils in sedimentary rock? (RI.2.1)

• They learn about mud and sand from the past.

• They learn about mountains from the past.

• They learn about plants and animals from the past.

Which section in the article tells the reader about how paleontologists study fossils to learn about animals from long ago? (RI.2.5)

• Rock Layers

• Learning from Fossils

• Earth Long Ago

Inform means “to give knowledge.” What might the word information mean? (L.2.4c)

• knowledge or facts about something

• gifts for someone

• how something is made

What is the meaning of the word past as it is used in paragraph 2? (RI.2.4, L.2.4a)

• all of the time before now

• all of the plants and animals

• all of the rocks in the earth

What is the meaning of the word study as it is used in paragraph 2? (RI.2.4, L.2.4a)

• to look closely

• to prepare

• to find fossils

What might paleontologists learn when they find a fossil of a fish on top of a mountain?

• that the place was once under water

• that the fish got lost

• that fossils are hard to get

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

• The earth has changed.

• Fossils have changed.

• Mountains have fossils.

Why did the author write "Fossils and the Earth Long Ago"?

• to explain what we learn from studying fossils

• to explain what fossils might look like

• to explain how to find fossils

According to the article, what can we learn from studying fossils? Below, show one thing we can learn from studying fossils. Draw a picture and write a sentence about what we can learn from studying fossils.

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