Fossils vocabulary quiz worksheet for Year 3 Science, designed to help students match key terms with their definitions.

Problem:

The task is to match each vocabulary word on the left with its correct definition on the right. Here is the list of words and definitions:

#### Vocabulary Words:
1. skeleton
2. amber
3. coprolite
4. fossil
5. sedimentary rocks
6. extinct
7. body fossil
8. organism
9. palaeontologist
10. trace fossil

#### Definitions:
- a type of trace fossil which is made of animal dung.
- when an animal or plant no longer exists.
- any living thing.
- a person who studies fossils.
- the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.
- a framework of bones and other hard material that support the body and protect softer body parts.
- rocks that are formed from broken down bits of other rocks or from the remains of plants or animals.
- hardened tree resin that is often yellow in colour.
- a fossil that shows the activity of a creature such as a footprint.
- parts of the body of plants or animals that have become fossils, such as a tooth or branch.

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Solution:

We will match each vocabulary word to its corresponding definition step by step.

1. skeleton
- Definition: "a framework of bones and other hard material that support the body and protect softer body parts."
- Match: a framework of bones and other hard material that support the body and protect softer body parts.

2. amber
- Definition: "hardened tree resin that is often yellow in colour."
- Match: hardened tree resin that is often yellow in colour.

3. coprolite
- Definition: "a type of trace fossil which is made of animal dung."
- Match: a type of trace fossil which is made of animal dung.

4. fossil
- Definition: "the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago."
- Match: the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.

5. sedimentary rocks
- Definition: "rocks that are formed from broken down bits of other rocks or from the remains of plants or animals."
- Match: rocks that are formed from broken down bits of other rocks or from the remains of plants or animals.

6. extinct
- Definition: "when an animal or plant no longer exists."
- Match: when an animal or plant no longer exists.

7. body fossil
- Definition: "parts of the body of plants or animals that have become fossils, such as a tooth or branch."
- Match: parts of the body of plants or animals that have become fossils, such as a tooth or branch.

8. organism
- Definition: "any living thing."
- Match: any living thing.

9. palaeontologist
- Definition: "a person who studies fossils."
- Match: a person who studies fossils.

10. trace fossil
- Definition: "a fossil that shows the activity of a creature such as a footprint."
- Match: a fossil that shows the activity of a creature such as a footprint.

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Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
\text{skeleton} & \text{a framework of bones and other hard material that support the body and protect softer body parts.} \\
\text{amber} & \text{hardened tree resin that is often yellow in colour.} \\
\text{coprolite} & \text{a type of trace fossil which is made of animal dung.} \\
\text{fossil} & \text{the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.} \\
\text{sedimentary rocks} & \text{rocks that are formed from broken down bits of other rocks or from the remains of plants or animals.} \\
\text{extinct} & \text{when an animal or plant no longer exists.} \\
\text{body fossil} & \text{parts of the body of plants or animals that have become fossils, such as a tooth or branch.} \\
\text{organism} & \text{any living thing.} \\
\text{palaeontologist} & \text{a person who studies fossils.} \\
\text{trace fossil} & \text{a fossil that shows the activity of a creature such as a footprint.} \\
\end{array}
}
\]