Fossils

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• Animals are smaller than plants.

• Plants have harder bodies than animals.

• Plans have softer bodies than animals.

• Animals eat plants.

Which type of fossil would look just like the body part of a once-living thing?

• mineral

• footprint

• cast

• petrified wood

Which is an imprint fossil?

• bone

• a cast

• an animal track

• amber fossil

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• fossils

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

• A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

• A plant or animal must die and decompose.

• Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

• An earthquake shifts the land up.

What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?

• amber

• cast

• mold

• minerals

How can you make a mold of an ancient seashell?

• Press the seashell in model clay.

• Draw the seashell

• Press the seashell in model clay to make a mold then fill it in.

• Trace the seashell