fossils

The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things...

• clay

• fossils

• igneous rocks

• silt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?

• Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
• Sediment covers the bone.
• An animal dies.
• The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!

• A paleontologist
• An organism
• A fossil
• A rock

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

What happens when a group of animals become extinct?

• All of its members have died.
• Only a few of its members are still living.
• The animals can no longer lay eggs.
• All of its members move to another place.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today
• that this fish lacked oxygen
• what kind of animal ate this fish
• that water once covered the area

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which statement BEST describes how the fossil bones of a dinosaur are formed?

• The dinosaur stepped in wet mud.

• The dinosaur was covered in sediment.

• The dinosaur became trapped in amber.

• The dinosaur was frozen in ice.

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NGSS.3-LS4-1

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Where are most fossils found?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What can NOT become a fossil?

• plants

• animals

• soft body parts

• rocks