FOSSIL

In the study of fossils , what is dissolved in mud that turns the remains to stone ?

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Electrons

• Neutrons

What do fossils do ?

• Give scientists clues to how much longer the Earth will live

• Give scientists clues to what life was like on our planet

• Provide housewives with something to talk about

• Continue to change once they are uncovered

What fossilised animals are rare. What do scientists usually find?

• Shells , bones and claws

• Hair , teeth and bones

• Shells , bones and teeth

• Teeth , bones and claws

How long does it take a fossil to form ?

• 872 years

• 542 years

• Thousands or even millions of years

• Four Billion Years

Scientists discovered a dinosaur that was different than usual types of dinosaurs they had found. What made it different?

• It had retractable claws

• It had feathers

• It had thumbs

• It did not have a nose

What is a fossil ?

• Any plant or animal remains that has been preserved for more that 100,000 years

• Any stone that naturally has the shape of a plant or animal

• Any plant or animal remains that has been preserved for more than 10,000 years

• Any animal remains that has been preserved for less that 10,000 years

Wht is one major discovery scientists have made because of fossils?

• Genetics

• Penguins

• Dinosaurs

• The New World

In studying fossils , why don't animals and plants decay when sunk in thick mud?

• Water in the mud acts like a preservative on the remains

• The mud contains no air and animals cannot get to them to disturb them

• No one knows for sure because the mud is too thick to see through

• The pressure from the mud massages the remains keeping them in shape