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WorksheetsPrehistoric Nebraska
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is the BEST definition of a fossil?
Tracks of an animal found in mud or sediment
The prints or remains of plants or animals
Plants that were preserved in water during the Ice Age
Rocks that are carved into the shape of an animal
What is Nebraska's state fossil?
Elephant
Mastodon
Mammoth
White-tailed Deer
When comparing history and prehistory, which of the following is FALSE?
Prehistory happened before history.
Prehistory was not recorded when it happened, and history was recorded.
Prehistory happened thousands of years ago, and history is more recent.
Prehistory is only about animals, and history is only about people.
Geologists know that Nebraska was once covered by ocean because...
There are many lakes here now.
They have found fossils of sea creatures.
Ice from glaciers melted and created the oceans.
They have found dinosaur bones.
The time when glaciers covered most of the Earth was called the...
Ice Age
Elephant Era
Big Bang
Glacier Period
Nebraska has never had...
mountains
oceans
tropical rain forests
prairies
Ancient people who lived in Nebraska during the time of the mammoths were called...
Hudson-Meng
Big Game Hunters
Early Villagers
Archaeologists
The first people in Nebraska were...
farmers
hunters
gathers
hunters and gathers
Which of the following made hunting safer and easier for ancient people?
atlatls/spear throwers
pots
arrow heads
all of the above
The invention of pots helped people...
carry water
store food
keep food safe
all of the above
What is an archaeologist?
A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about people of the past.
A scientist who studies soil and rocks to learn how Earth was formed.
A tool used to dig fossils out of rocks.
An ancient fish which lived in the oceans that covered Nebraska.
What do Geologists study?
artifacts
water
soil and rocks
ancient tools
How many Nebraska counties have found mammoth bones in them?
93
92
90
95
What are the animals buried in at Ashfalls Fossil Beds?
dirt
limestone
till soil
volcanic ash
