Fossil Vocab

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Evidence of an organism's past presence in an area

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Fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Fossilized evidence of plant or animal activity (e.g., root channels, footprints, burrows)

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trace fossils

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Break down into simple nutrients

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decompose

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Physical or chemical breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces

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weathering

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Process of moving sediment by natural forces like wind and water.

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erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Natural solid substance in rocks

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Mineral

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Fossil formed by an organism's imprint in sediment.

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mold fossil

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Fossil formed when sediment fills a mold of an organic object.

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cast fossil

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Fossil with preserved body of an organism

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body fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Genetic change in a population over generations.

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evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4