Fossils Vocabulary Flash Cards

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Fossil

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The remains of a plant or animal that lived a long time ago.

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Organism

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A living thing; a plant or an animal.

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Paleontologist

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A scientist who studies fossils to learn about the history of life on Earth.

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Sediment

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A solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.

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Environment

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The surroundings of where an organism lives.

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Extinct

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A living thing that no longer exists.

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Fossilization

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The process where a living thing becomes a fossil.

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Sequence

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The order of how events or things follow each other.

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Amber

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A hard substance, usually yellowish-brown. It forms from fossilized resin.

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Resin

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A sticky substance that comes from trees.