Science Review: Test Chapter 6

1.      A scientist who studies dinosaurs is a _____________. (paleontologist)

2.      Remains of living things from a long time ago are called __________. (fossils)

3.      Living things that are close to becoming extinct are ________. (endangered)

4.      A full set of dinosaur bones can be put together into a ___________. (skeleton)

5.       Living things no longer on Earth are ________. (extince)

6.      The animals that was saved from being extinct: whale

7.      What do we call a 3-million year old tooth found in the dirt: (a fossil)

8.      What is the same about dinosaurs and animals that live today? (they can be hurt by changes on Earth)

9.      What can a paleontologist learn from a dinosaur skeleton? (the size of the dinosaur)

10.    How can we protect endangered animals? (keep them in safe places)

11.    Why do scientists compare fossil bones to bones of living animals? (to figure out how the animals lived)

12.    What does long, sharp teeth tell about a dinosaur? (It ate meat)

13.     Which fact about dinosaurs is true? (Many lived in the water)

14.    Why are fossils helpful to scientists? (Fossils give clues about dinosaurs.)

15.     Which object can become a fossil? (a tooth)

16.     Where did some dinosaurs live? (in the sea)