"Should Skeletons Be For Sale?" Vocab Quiz

What is an auction?

• A sale of goods to the highest bidder

• A type of fossil

• A scientific study

• A piece of cake

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the verb "compensate" mean?

• To sell at an auction

• To provide money or something in return for something else

• To study fossils

• To collect plant samples

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Who is a paleontologist?

• A person who sells goods

• A scientist who studies fossils

• A person who compensates others

• A person who collects remnants

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

What is a remnant?

• A type of auction

• A part of something that remains

• A scientific study

• A type of specimen

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a specimen?

• A sale of goods

• A type of fossil

• An individual plant or animal sample

• A piece of cake

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the word "paleo" mean in Greek?

• New

• Ancient

• Study

• Being

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the word "onto" mean in Greek?

• Study

• Being

• Ancient

• New

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the word "-logy" mean in Greek?

• Study

• Being

• Ancient

• New

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is an example of a remnant?

• A fossil

• Crumbs on a plate

• A plant sample

• A scientific study

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

What is the purpose of a specimen in scientific studies?

• To sell at an auction

• To provide compensation

• To serve as an example of its species

• To remain as a remnant