Vocabulary 1
A scientist who studies dinosaurs is a
Paleontologist
What do we call a 3-million year old tooth food in the dirt?
a. an animal eater
b. endangered
c. a dinosaur
d. a fossil
a. a tooth
b. a hat
c. a roller blade
d. a letter
A. a tooth
A full set of dinosaurs bones can be put together into a
skeleton
What is the same about dinosaurs and animals that live today?
a. they only eat plants
b. they cannot live in the water
c. they can be hurt by changes on Earth
d. they always travel in groups
C. they can be hurt by changes on Earth
What does long, sharp teeth tell about a dinosaur?
a. It was big in size.
b. It laid eggs.
c. It had long legs.
d. It ate meat.
Remains of living things from a long time ago are called
Fossils
What can a paleontologist learn from a dinosaur skeleton?
a. the size of the dinosaur
b. what year it lived
c. the color of the dinosaur
d. how many babies it had
A. the size of the dinosaur
Where did some dinosaurs live?
a. in an igloo
b. in a hut
c. in the sea
d. in the zoo
c. in the sea
Living things that are close to becoming extinct are
Endangered
a. make them extinct
b. keep them in safe places
c. hunt them
d. make them house pets
B. keep them in safe places
a. all could fly
b. many lived in the water
c. none ate plants
d. all laid eggs
b.many lived in the water
Living things no longer on Earth are
Why do scientists compare fossil bones to bones of living animals?
a. to figure out how the animals lived
b. to figure out the name of the animal
c. to figure out which animal is bigger
d. to figure out which animal died first
a. to figure out how the animals lived
Why are fossils helpful to scientists?
a. fossils are easy to find
b. fossils give clues about dinosaurs
c. fossils give clues to the future
d. fossils are always of complete skeletons
b. fossils give clues about dinosaurs