Fossils

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Fossils are the remains of _____________.

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plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What information can a fossilized plant give scientists?

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what environments were like long ago

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What are the remains, imprints, or traces of once-living organisms?

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fossils

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How could there be fossils of ocean animals in states that are hundreds of miles from the sea?

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Seawater must have covered those states at one time.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

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this land was once under the ocean.

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What is a fossil?

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A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism.

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What can fossils tell us about Earth's history?

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Fossils provide evidence of past life and the environments in which they lived.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What is an index fossil?

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An index fossil is a fossil that is used to define and identify a particular time period.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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What is a mold in terms of fossils?

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A mold is a hollow imprint left in sediment when an organism decays.

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What is a cast in terms of fossils?

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A cast is a solid copy of the shape of an organism that forms when minerals fill a mold.