Alberta Natural Resources

A fossil is.......

• Anything that looks like a rock

• Remains of an ancient plant or animal that has petrified to stone

• remains of stones turned to plants and animals

• Remains of plants and animals that have turned to compost

A person who studies fossils to learn about very old forms of life are called ________________.

• Fossiloligist

• Geologist

• Paleontologist

This area in Alberta is the perfect place to find fossils

• Red Deer

• Lethbridge

• Calgary

• Badlands

Who was the man that discovered Albertosaurus?

• Mr. Bones

• Joseph Tyrrell

• Barnum Brown

• Nenshi

You are hiking in Drumheller, when you come across something that looks like a bone. What should you do?

• Take a picture of it

• Pick it up and put it in your pocket

• Call the Royal Tyrrell Museum and let them know about your discovery

• Leave the fossil buried

• Sell the fossil to make money

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

• Coal, oil, and vegetable oil.

• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

What are fossil fuels

• Oil, coal and gas that is shipped here from other countries

• Fuels that help fossils

• Oil, coal, and gas that come from the remains of ancient plants and animals

Natural Resources are

• Rocks that contain metal

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use.

• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.

• Resources that are continually being replaced and WILL NOT RUN OUT

Natural resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out are known as.......

• Renewable Resources

• Non-Renewable Resources

Air, water, soil, oil and gas, forests, and animals are all examples of what.......

• Natural resources

• Non-renewable resources

• Fossil Fuels

• Renewable resources