
Fossils
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- Q1what are fossils?Fossils are the stone remains of animals or plants that were once living.30s
- Q2fossils take less than a hundred years to formfalsetrue30s
- Q3what is a mold fossil?forms, when sediments cover a dead body of an organism and the organism, decays leaving a cavity /empty space in the shape of the organism.30s
- Q4what type of fossil is this?carbonized fossilspetrified fossilscast fossiltrace fossil30s
- Q5forms when organisms or parts, like leaves, stems, flowers are pressed between layers of soft mud or clay that hardens squeezing almost all the dead organisms away leaving the carbon imprint in the rock.mold fossilscarbonized fossilspetrified fossilspreserved fossils30s
- Q6this is a ______ fossilcastpetrifiedcarbonizedpreserved30s
- Q7which is mold and which is cast?left: cast, right: moldleft: mold, right: castboth are mold fossilsnone30s
- Q8is this a trace fossil?noyes30s
- Q9Which type of rock are most fossils found?sedimentary rockigneous rock30s
- Q10what should happen first for a fossil to form?an earthquake kills the animalthe plant or animal should die30s
- Q11this is a ______ fossil.petrifiedpreservedcarbonized30s