Extinction & Fossil Formations

Any living thing- plants, animals, and bacteria

• organism

• organic matter

• Sedimentary Rock

• weathering

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The small pieces of rock, soil, and other materials that create layers.

• deposition

• sediments

• erosion

• organism

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The preserved remains or traces of organisms that once lived on Earth. They are important because they provide evidence of the past.

• cementation

• erosion

• fossils

• weathering

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Scientists who study fossils are called

• archeologists

• geologists

• hydrogeologists

• paleontologists

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What can fossils tell us about an organism?

• How long ago an organism lived

• Where an organism lived

• How an organism lived

• All of the above

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Which step in fossilization comes first?

• An organism dies and the soft part of it decays.

• Over time, layers build pressure that turn the layers to stone.

• Wind and water erosion expose the fossil to the surface.

• Minerals around the skeleton preserve the bones.

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Which of the following species is extinct?

• woolly mammoth
• giant panda
• bald eagle
• green sea turtle

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Which fossil layer is the youngest?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

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Fossils are still being formed today.

• True

• False

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What is the final step of fossilization?

• Minerals around the skeleton preserve the bone.

• The animal is covered of layers of dirt and sediment.

• Wind and water erosion expose the fossil to the surface.

• Over time, layers build pressure that turn the layers into stone.