Fossils Quiz

What does a paleontologist do?

• Stuides space

• Studies fossils

• Studies weather

• Studies math

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What tool is used to clear away dust and dirt so the fossil can be seen?

• brush

• shovel

• magnifying glass

• rock pick

What tool is used for digging into the ground to find fossils?

• brush

• shovel

• magnifying glass

• rock pick

What tool is used for looking at fossils up close?

• brush

• shovel

• magnifying glass

• rock pick

What tool is used for busting up rock and digging?

• brush

• shovel

• magnifying glass

• rock pick

What is a fossil?

• an old rock

• the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

• an old painting on a rock from long ago

• a dinosaur

What does extinct mean?

• not real

• dead

• alive

• no longer living or existing

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What can fossils tell us about the past?

• nothing

• what size and shape it was

• what color it was

• what time it went to bed

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What CAN'T a trace fossil of dinosaur footprints teach us?

• where it slept

• if it walked alone or in groups

• what size it was

• what shape it was

A fossil with flat teeth can tell us that the animal probably ate...

• don't choose this one

• meat

• plants

• don't choose this one either

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