Vocabulary Fossils

Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past.

• Sediments

• Fossil

• Model

• Decay

A limited representation of something that can help us understand its structure and how it works.

• Weathering

• Copy

• Picture

• Model

To degrade or break down into smaller parts; rot.

• Thrive

• Decay

• Model

• Survive

A mark or depression made by pressure.

• Imprint

• Pot Hole

• Slinky

• Model

The older the fossils the ________________ the fossil in layers.

• Shallower

• Darker

• Deeper

The waste and remains of plants and animals.

• Rot bits

• Organic Matter

• Model

• Poo molds

A sign or proof

• Correct Answer

• Organic Matter

• Model

• Evidence