3G_U3_L1_Fossils (2)

Which type of fossil is it?

• Animal Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• Plant Fossil

Look at the diagram.

Which fossil is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Look at the diagram.

Which fossil is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Why do scientists learn about fossils?

• To learn about the environment and climate change in the future.

• To learn about the environment and climate change in the present.

• To learn about the environment and climate change in the past.

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

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil