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Animals Through Time

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are fossils?

a)

The remains of animals that lived a long time ago.

b)

Bones left over from dead animals.

c)

Teachers over the age of 60

d)

Types of rocks buried in the ground.

2.

If you find a shark tooth in the desert, what does that tell us?

a)

Sharks once had legs.

b)

A dead shark was carried to the desert.

c)

The desert used to be covered with water.

d)

Sharks swim deep underground.

3.

What trait do these fossils have in common?

a)

They are all fish.

b)

They all have fins.

c)

They all can be found in water.

4.

Why might you find black and crumbly wood surrounded by ash in an underground cave filled with water?

a)

The cave was once on dry land, but over time was covered and filled with water.

b)

A fire was made underwater.

c)

Animals got together to build a fire.

5.

Habitats can change over a long period of time.


True or False?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

How are the skulls of reptiles different that of animals?

a)

Reptiles have openings in the back of the skull and mammals do not.

b)

Mammals have holes in the back of the skull and reptiles do not.

c)

they are bigger and longer.

7.

Is this the skull of a reptile?

a)

YES

b)

NO

8.

What does the word DINOSAUR mean?

a)

Terrifying Teacher

b)

Terrifying Animal

c)

Terrifying Lizard

9.

Which do you think this skull belonged to?

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

10.

A horse would be classified as a what?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

11.

What do these footprints tell us about this animal?

a)

How many legs it walks on.

b)

The shape of its feet.

c)

How many toes it has.

12.

Which set of ostrich footprints show the ostrich walking?

The TOP or BOTTOM?

a)

TOP

b)

BOTTOM

13.

There is a lizard that gets eaten by another lizard. To get away the lizard climbs up a branch. What type of lizard would most likely die off?

a)

Lizards who can climb fast

b)

Lizards who can climb slow

14.

How can mosquitoes be dangerous?

a)

They can carry different germs/diseases.

b)

They have sharp teeth.

c)

Their bite makes you itch.

15.

Mosquitoes like a warm and wet climate/weather.

True or False

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

What are some things you can do get get rid of mosquitoes in certain areas?

a)

Remove or reduce the amount of water in an area.

b)

Add bats and fish to eat the mosquitoes.

c)

Hang a mosquito net.

d)

If possible, add fans to blow the bugs away.

17.

Why can you do more push ups in space?

a)

There is more gravity in space.

b)

In space there is less gravity.

c)

In space you are stronger.

18.

Keeping your balance in space would be harder in space than on earth.

True or False?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Space can be dangerous because their is NO air and temperatures can be extremely hot or extremely cold.

True or False

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

After staying a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly came back with more muscles.

True or False?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE