Unit 10 - pgs. 461-462

A carbon film can be footprints preserved in rock.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• trace fossil

• mud

• petrified wood

• fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A cast forms when a shell leaves its shape in the mud.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• mold

• mud

• fossil fuels

• trace fossil

A mummy is a scientist who studies fossils.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• paleontologist

• archaeologist

• biologist

• medical doctor

Coal, oil, and gas are trace fossils.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• fossil fuels

• carbon film

• petrified wood

• trace fossil

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The preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism is a mold.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• fossil

• petrified wood

• carbon film

• mud

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A fossil leaf that is made only of carbon preserved between two rock layers is called a fossil fuel.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• carbon film

• petrified wood

• trace fossil

• fossil

A cast forms when minerals fills a mold and hardens.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• petrified wood

• fossil fuels

• fossils

• trace fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A paleontologist forms when minerals replace the plant material in a piece of wood.

Which word can replace the underlined word?

• petrified wood

• mold

• carbon film

• fossil fuels

Which would have a better chance of becoming a fossil: a fish that dis and settles to the ocean floor or a mouse that dies on the ground in a forest? Explain your answer in a complete sentence.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is a living fossil? Explain in a complete sentence.

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