Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? Vocabulary

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the Mystery Science lesson about why dinosaurs went extinct.

asteroid

a small, rocky object in outer space

atmosphere

the gases that surround a planet

carnivore

an animal that eats only other animals

consumer

a living thing that eats other living things

coprolite

fossil poop

energy flow

the movement of energy from one living thing to another living thing

evidence

information that can be used to support or reject an idea

extinct

when a type of living thing no longer exists

food chain

how living things are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by

food web

many different food chains found in one place

fossil

the remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago

herbivore

an animal that only eats plants

model

a pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

omnivore

an animal that eats both plants and animals

organism

any living thing

producer

a living thing that makes its own food

solar energy (solar power)

energy from the Sun; provides energy for plants and consumers that eat those plants