Dusty Attic's Labyrinthine Fossil Secrets — Questions and answers
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What did Amara's dad think she found on Baker Beach?
Choices
- A. A pretty seashell
- B. A strange new type of rock
- C. A fossil ✓
- D. A tiny swirly pattern
Answer: C. A fossil
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According to Amara's father, what three subjects are needed to figure out how old a fossil is?
Choices
- A. Math, art, and history
- B. Chemistry, geology, and biology ✓
- C. Science, language, and sports
- D. Cooking, music, and reading
Answer: B. Chemistry, geology, and biology
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What amazing achievement is Marie Curie known for, according to Amara's father?
Choices
- A. She invented the first computer.
- B. She was the first woman to fly an airplane.
- C. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different scientific fields. ✓
- D. She discovered a new planet.
Answer: C. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different scientific fields.
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What did Marie Curie believe was more important than fear?
Choices
- A. Being brave all the time.
- B. Understanding things. ✓
- C. Running away from danger.
- D. Making new friends.
Answer: B. Understanding things.
From page 5
What did Amara realize about the little shell fossil when she held it on the beach?
Choices
- A. It was just a pretty rock she could keep.
- B. It was only interesting to biologists.
- C. It had a 'Uranium Clock' for chemists and was found in a rock layer for geologists, telling a big story together. ✓
- D. It needed to be put back in the sand immediately.
Answer: C. It had a 'Uranium Clock' for chemists and was found in a rock layer for geologists, telling a big story together.
From page 8
What was Amara's main conclusion about how big secrets are solved in science?
Choices
- A. They are solved by only one very smart scientist.
- B. They are solved by many different kinds of science working together. ✓
- C. They are solved by reading many books.
- D. They are solved by asking a lot of questions.
Answer: B. They are solved by many different kinds of science working together.
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