Mystery Science: Fossils and changing environments

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What is a fossil?

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The remains of a once living thing.

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Why do scientists study fossils?

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To see how they are related to plants and animals that are alive today.

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How do scientists know what dinosaurs ate?

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Scientists look at their teeth.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both meat and plants.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that only eats meat.

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What is the most common type of fossil found?

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Animal fossils.

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What can fossils tell us about the past?

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They can show us what plants and animals lived in different environments.

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What is sediment?

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Small pieces of rock and soil that can cover fossils.

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What is the process of fossilization?

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The process where remains of living things are preserved in rock.