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WorksheetsScience Weekly Fossils
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is this fossil's environment?
land
soil
ocean
sky
What is this fossil's environment?
land
soil
ocean
sky
What is this fossil's environment?
land
ocean
soil
sky
What is this fossil's environment?
land
soil
ocean
sky
This is a model of an animal that does not exist today. How do scientists know that this animal existed long ago?
Fossil remains have been found
Ancient people kept journals
It is a best guess based on footprints
There are old photographs
Which structure provides evidence that this ant helped defend the nest?
large pincers (jaws)
long antennae
round abdomen (belly)
Study the image. This image is of an animal’s teeth. Why would scientists conclude that this animal is not a carnivore?
The teeth are too short.
The teeth are not sharp.
The teeth are not curved.
The teeth are close together.
A crocodile is called a “living fossil”. That means it is a species that has not changed in millions of years. What do crocodiles tell scientists about environments long ago?
There were no desert environments.
They were very different from today.
Crocodiles changed from land to water animals.
Some of the same environments existed as today.
Study the image. This fossil was found in a desert. What environment was the desert long ago?
desert
forest
ocean
tundra
Study the image. This is a fossil of a tooth. The animal is most likely a ________.
carnivore
decomposer
herbivore
predator
Some fossils have been found in mountains. Scientists believe that these animals once lived in the ocean. Explain how marine fossils could end up in mountains.
The environment changed
The Great Flood found in Genesis
The ocean floor containing fossils was pushed up to make mountains
A bird flew them up there.
