COOL DISCOVERIES´ VOCABULARY

COOL DISCOVERIES

A type of reptile that became extinct about 65,000,000 years ago.

The skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.

To break up and move soil using a tool, a machine, or your hands.

The shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long period.

A tool with a broad flat blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow or other material.

Is a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts.

The hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals.

Of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time

A small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used as money.

A special machine to try to find valuable metal objects in the ground.

The surface of the earth.

An empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface.

The hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building.

An object with short pieces of stiff hair, used to paint.

Dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean.

The process of finding a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found.

An organized journey for a particular purpose.

An area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

A piece of curved glass that makes objects look larger than they are.

Paleontologist: Noun - is a person.

A vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles.

Less technical term for coccyx.