Fossils: Fossil Facts
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Take the Fossil Facts Quiz!
How many of our fossil facts can you guess?
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Fossils: Fossil Facts
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How many of our fossil facts can you guess?
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Science Trek is a place where parents, kids, and educators can watch short, educational videos on a variety of science topics. Every Monday Science Trek releases a new video that introduces children to math, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career potentials in a fun, informative way.[MUSIC] Joan Cartan-Hansen, Host: It's time again to see how many of these fossil questions you can get right.
And stick around to the end to find out your score.
Fossils are often found in what kind of rock?
A. Sandstone B. Igneous C. Gneiss A. Sandstone Sandstone is made of sediment like sand, that gets compressed over time.
It's great for preserving fossils.
One of the most famous t-rex fossils is named?
A. Jurassic B. Dino C. Sue C Sue.
The original sue is found in the field museum in Chicago.
It is not just animals that can be found as a fossil, what else?
A. Plants B. Poop C. Both C Both, plants of all kinds are found as fossils and poop is too.
It's called coprolite.
Okay, if you got one question right, you're pre-historic.
If you got two questions right, you're fossilized.
And if you got all of them right, you dig it.
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