Fossils

this type of fossil is a mark or cavity made in sediment in the shape of a shell or other body

• cast
• trace
• petrified
• mold

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this type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism

• mold
• petrified
• cast
• trace

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this material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains

• cast
• amber
• mold
• carbon film

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a scientist who studies fossils

• geologist
• biologist
• paleontologist
• chemist

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Formed when original material in skeletal remains are replaced by minerals 

• original remains 
• fossil
• permineralized remains 

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Fossils of species that existed for  short periods and were widespread 

• trace fossils 
• index fossils 
• original remains 

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Which item below would INCREASE the chances of making a fossil?

• Soft body parts
• Buried Right Away
• Left Exposed
• Lots of Scavenger Activity

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Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

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In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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