Fossils

What is a fossil?

• Remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago.

• A grumpy old man... don't say Mr. Whitaker!

• Any old rock.

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An example of a body fossil is ____________.

• A bug trapped in a tree's sap (amber).

• Only the shape of a footprint.

The hardest part of the body makes the best fossils.

• Parts like teeth and bones.

• Parts like skin and tissue

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Other fossils make a print of themselves called a _________.

• field fossil

• mold fossil

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All our gas and oil we burn for energy came from

• mold fossils

• fossil fuels

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Through fossils we learn how_________.

• when and where plants and animals lived.

• the color of an animal.

• a animal sounded.

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