The Dinosaur Museum

What is a fossil?

• Remains of orgnaisms that lived a long time ago.

• Organisms we see today.

• New animals and plants.

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What did this dinosaur eat when it was alive?

• Plants

• Other animals

• Fruit

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What do we call a scientist who studies fossils?

• Paleontologist

• Teacher

• Doctor

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of most dinosaurs are formed?

• The dinosaur became trapped in amber.

• The dinosaur was covered in sediment.

• The dinosaur was frozen in ice.

• The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.

Lily sees a skeleton of a dinosaur at a museum. What is true about the bones that make up the skeleton?

• The bones are made up of minerals.

• The bones are those of the dinosaur itself.

• The bones were formed from mud that hardened.

• The bones are made up of amber.

Who studies fossils?

• astronomer

• seismologist

• paleontologist

• physicist

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A fossil is ____.

• a dead rotten animal

• the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago

• a plant that dried up

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What is the primary method by which dinosaur fossils are preserved?

• The dinosaur was trapped in amber.

• The dinosaur was covered in sediment.

• The dinosaur was frozen in ice.

• The dinosaur was preserved in volcanic ash.

Which type of scientist is most likely to work at a dinosaur museum?

• Astronomer

• Seismologist

• Paleontologist

• Physicist

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