Fossils

What can fossils tell us about Earth's history?

• Age of the Earth.

• The color of ancient animals.

• Earth's temperature in ancient times.

• The types of organisms that existed in the past.

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True or False: When a dinosaur died mud, rock, sediment and volcanic ash covered the bones and turned into hard rocks.

• True

• False

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Water seeped into the bones leaving minerals from the dirt behind turning to bones into stone creating a (blank).

(a)  

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Rocks raising up from deep underground to the surface is called (blank).

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What wore away at the rocks to expose the fossils?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• All of the above.

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True or False: 99% of fossils found are from prehistoric marine animals.

• False

• True

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Most fossils of dinosaurs are found near...?

• Bodies of water

• Hills

• Mountains

• Caves

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True or False: It is not rare to find fossils of animals that were buried alive.

• True

• False

True or False: Dinosaur bones are the only thing that can be left behind in fossils.

• False

• True

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Would you enjoy searching for fossils?

• Yes

• No

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