Open Court Vocabulary for “Fossils Tell of Long Ago” Genre: Expository Test
Dec 18, 2015
Open Court Vocabulary for
“Fossils Tell of Long Ago”Genre: Expository Test
amber
The fossil of amber had an ant preserved in it.
( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossil )
fossils
The boys found a rock with fossils in it.
( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned to stone )
extinct
These birds are all extinct.
( not alive today; all members of the group or species have died out )
peat
Peat, or swampy forest soil contains may treasures for
scientist.
( swampy forest soil )
mammoth
The wooly mammoths trudged across the tundra long ago.
( a kind of elephant the lived millions of years ago )
minerals
These are rocks and minerals found in Kansas.
( nonliving substance in the ground )
ancient
The archaeopteryx is an ancient bird.
( very old )
amber( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a
fossil )
fossils( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned
to stone )
extinct( not alive today; all members of the group or
species have died out )
peat( swampy forest soil )
mammoth( a kind of elephant the lived
millions of years ago )
minerals( nonliving substance in the ground )
ancient( very old )