| A | B |
| fossil | What is left of a plant or animal that lived long ago |
| palentologist | scientist who studies fossils |
| reconstruct | rebuild |
| dinosaur | animal that lived millions of years ago |
| extinct | once alive but no longer existing |
| Triceratops | name of one kind of dinosaur |
| rock | hard nonliving thing that comes from the earth |
| soil | loose top layer of the earth's surface |
| boulder | large rock |
| resource | anything people need or use |
| natural resource | something found in nature that people can use to meet their needs |
| transportation | ways to move people or things |
| mineral | hard, nonliving substance that comes from nature, can be a metal or a gemstone |