Fossils

A saber-toothed cat and a woolly mammoth are both _____________ because they no longer live on Earth.

• endangered

• extinct

• related

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Some plants became petrified when the _________ replace the wood

• leaves

• minerals

• stem

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Animal tracks are called __________ fossils.

• mold

• trace

• cast

The best way for a fossil to form is for ___________ to quickly cover and bury the animal that has died.

• water

• bones

• sediment

Insects can be seen in fossilized tree sap called ___________.

• casts

• sediment

• amber

A scientist who studies fossils is called a _____________.

• paleontologist

• geologist

• biologist

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A ________________ is the remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• sediment

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Which would most likely not form into a fossil?

• worm

• fly

• crab

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In which type of rock are most fossils found?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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In which type of rock are most fossils found?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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