
Intro to Fossils
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- Q1Any remains or trace of a formerly living organism preserved by a natural process.Fossil30s
- Q2A scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long agoPaleontologist30s
- Q3The process by which organic material is turned into stone.Petrification30s
- Q4A type of fossil formed when a shell or other hard part of an organism dissolves, leaving an empty space in the shape of the part.Mold30s
- Q5A fossil that is formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate; minerals gradually enter into the cavity.Cast30s
- Q6When an organism soft body parts are preserved in tar, amber, or ice.Preserved fossils30s
- Q7Any indirect evidence of life preserved as an impression in rock; trails, footprints, tracks, burrows, and bite marks.Trace fossil30s
- Q8A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.Extinction30s
- Q9Small animals, mostly insects, get stuck in tree resin. Resin is a sticky substance the comes from a tree. The resin hardens and becomes a fossil.Amber30s
- Q10The soft parts of a once living thing is replaced by minerals.Petrified fossil30s
- Q11-They lived together if found in the same rockWhat does it mean if Paleontologist find fossils in the same place?30s
- Q12It tells how old the fossil isWhat does the layers of rock (sediment) in the earth tell Paleontologists?30s
- Q13Sedimentary rockWhere are fossils usually found?30s
- Q14petrified fossils, molds, casts, carbon films, trace fossils, and preserved organismsWhat are the different kinds of fossils?30s
- Q15Rock is broken downWeathering30s