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WorksheetsDinos & Fossils
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a paleontologist?
Someone who studies teeth
A scientist that studies dinosaurs
A scientist that studies fossils
A scientist that studies the Earth
What is a fossil?
dinosaur bones
dinosaur teeth and eggs
any remains of ancient life turned into rocks
seashells turned into rock
What is the fossil record?
the total number of fossils that have been discovered
the record of the biggest fossil discovered
the record of the biggest dinosaur discovered
the total number of dinosaurs that have been discovered
What does extinct mean?
in danger of dying out
no longer alive today
smells bad
a sick animal
What does endangered mean?
no longer alive today
a dangerous animal
an animal that lived long ago
in danger of becoming extinct
What is a dig site?
a place paleontologists dig for fossils
a good place to dig for buried treasure
A place where your dog buries its bone
a hole dug in the ground by dinosaurs to make a nest for their eggs
Which of the following is NOT considered a dig site?
tar pits
deserts
beaches
caves
What is a body fossil?
the fossil of dinosaur eggs
the complete fossil skeleton of a dinosaur
the fossil of dinosaur bones
the preserved bodies of plants or animals
What is a trace fossil?
the remains of the activities of an animal, like bite marks or footprints
only a part of a fossil, hard to see
only part of a dinosaur skeleton; usually missing many bones
an insect trapped in tree sap that turned to amber
Which of the following is NOT an example of a trace fossil?
bones
footprint
bite mark
nest
What is a structure?
something an animal does
a body part of an animal
how animals communicate
fossilized dinosaur bones
What modern-day animal is most closely related to the wooly mammoth?
birds
lizards
elephants
crocodiles
What kind of weather were wooly mammoths adapted to live in?
warm, tropical climates
hot, desert environment
rainy, cool forests
freezing temperatures
What can fossils tell us?
What dinosaurs looked like
Information about how the Earth has changed over time
What dinosaurs sounded like
Information about how the dinosaurs became extinct
Which of the following is NOT a theory of how the dinosaurs became extinct?
An asteroid
A massive flood
Volcanic activity
An ice age
