WorksheetsBrainpop Jr. Fossils quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
What is a fossil?
something left from a plant or animal that lived long ago that has turned into rock
no longer living and none of its kind is alive today
different kinds of rock or soil, like mud, sand, or clay
a scientist who studies fossils to learn about the Earth’s past
Scientists found groups of fossil footprints. What could this discovery show?
these animals might have lived in the ocean
these animals might have traveled in groups
these animals might have lived alone
these animals probably had large teeth
Scientists found this fossil shell in a desert. What did this tell them about the Earth’s history?
this animal used to live in the desert
this animal used to have legs
water used to be where the desert is now
mountains used to be where the desert is now
Which animal is extinct?
What is a paleontologist?
a kind of tree sap
a tool used to dig for fossils
an animal that only eats plants
a scientist who studies fossils
Which is a plant fossil?
Which kind of food do you think this animal mostly ate?
plants
rocks
insects
meat
Over millions of years, layers of sediment cover a fossil. What is sediment?
a scientist who studies fossils to learn about the past
hard parts of an animal, like claws and teeth
soft parts of an animal, like skin and hair
different kinds of soil and rock, like sand and clay
When a living thing dies, it DECOMPOSES and rots away. What does DECOMPOSE mean?
to grow bigger
to break down
to survive
to study closely
When a fossil forms, which event happens LAST?
the soft parts rot away and the hard parts remain
minerals replace the hard parts and turn them into rock
heavy layers of sediment begin to pile on, creating presure
a living thing dies and gets buried under sediment
What could scientists learn from studying an animal’s fossilized droppings?
what kind of food it ate
what color it was
how well it could see
how well it could hear
