Question 1

What happens to an animal's body after it dies?

Accepted Answer

It may become covered by dirt and turn into rock.

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It floats away on water.

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It decomposes immediately.

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It is eaten by other animals.

Question 2

In what century did Mary Anning live and work?

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The early 1800s.

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The late 1800s

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The early 1900s

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The late 1700s

Question 3

What significant discovery did Mary Anning and her brother make?

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The fossil of an entire dinosaur.

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An ancient tree fossil

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A fossil of a mammal

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A fossil of a fish

Question 4

How old was Mary Anning when she began her fossil hunting career?

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10 years old.

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5 years old

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15 years old

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20 years old

Question 5

What impact did Mary Anning have on Earth science?

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She helped elevate its status and importance.

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She abandoned the field for chemistry.

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She wrote a famous novel about it.

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She created new technology for it.

Question 6

Where can many of Mary Anning's fossil discoveries be seen today?

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In various museums around the world.

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In private collections

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In art galleries

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In her hometown only

Question 7

Prior to the work of scientists like Mary Anning, what was Earth science considered?

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Not as important as physics or chemistry.

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The most important science

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Equal to biology

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The only branch of science

Question 8

What was Mary Anning's profession later in life?

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A respected scientist.

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A teacher

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A historian

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A painter

Question 9

What type of animal remains can turn into fossils?

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Any animal that dies and becomes covered by dirt.

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Only reptiles

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Only large mammals

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Only dinosaurs

Question 10

What did scientists realize thanks to the work of Mary Anning?

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The study of rocks and fossils helps us understand Earth’s history.

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Physics is more important than Earth science.

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Fossils are not relevant to biology.

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Chemistry has no connection to fossils.

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