Bill Nye Dinosaurs Worksheet
1. Of all the millions of dinosaurs that must’ve once lived, we only know about a _________.
2. We know about them because we found their fossil ______________.
3. To become a fossil, first the plant or animal has to _____________. Then is has to get buried,
usually by _________________
4. This is a piece of a __________________ from a Maiasaur.
5. We don’t just dig up bones, we have found their ______________.
6. The first clue that dinosaurs existed at one point is their bones buried in ___________.
7. Scientists can learn lots about _____________ by looking at how they were buried, how deep
they are and what is __________ them.
8. Most scientists believe ________________ from space killed the dinosaurs.
9. With enough ________________thrown into the atmosphere, it would block the _______ from
the _________.
10. Dinosaurs and humans ________ lived at the same time.
11. ____________ are a lot like dinosaurs.
12. You can learn a lot about how something moved from its __________________.
13. We can measure the amount of radioactive Potassium and ___________ in the dinosaur
fossils.
14. __________________ can become a paleontologist.
15. One reason to study dinosaurs is because they lived on their own _______________.
16. The Earth began about ________________ years ago.
17. The dinosaurs went extinct about __________________ years ago.