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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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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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NGSS.3-LS4-1

this type of fossil provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tails

• mold
• carbon film
• trace
• cast

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are the remains of once living things called?

• amber

• fossils

• species

• creatures

This fossil is an example of________

• trace fossil

• carbon film

• preserved remains

• mold/cast

Preserved footprints, or fossilized scat are examples of _________

• trace fossils

• carbon film

• cast fossils

• mold fossils

A carbon film fossil is quickly buried and flattened by the pressure of the sediments on top of it. What remains is____________________

• only bones

• a trace fossil

• a thin black film

• amber

In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• punk

A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.

• mold

• cast

• petrified fossil

• trace fossil

A _______ is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.

• mold
• cast 
• petrified fossil
• trace fossil