Fossils (22-23)

Match the following

• Hard parts of an organism are buried in sediment & decay leaving a hollow imprint

• Mold Fossils

• Sediment fills all empty spaces creating a solid copy of the dead organism

• Cast Fossils

• provide evidence of the ACTIVITIES of organisms such as a footprint

• Trace Fossils

Match the following

• minerals seep in & replace all or part of an organism making them rock-like.

• Preserved Remains

• Original remains of an organism. Can be preserved in amber, ice, or tar

• Petrified Fossil

• A thin layer of the organisms exterior parts like the leaves of a plant

• Carbon Films

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

True or False: Fossils can be hard to find because they can be buried very far underground, they are everywhere, including places that may not be visited often

True or False: Floods change Earth's surface in many ways. They cause riverbanks to erode, plants may not grow the same, rocks, soil, and plants are removed from their location.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What can fossils tell you about an area?

• What kinds of plants used to be in an area

• What kinds of animals used to be in an area

• How Earth's surface has changed

• What life used to be like

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A geologist finds a series of footprints of a Stegosaurus (Dinosaur) in a sedimentary rock layer.  Which fossil best describes what was found?

• Cast Fossils

• Trace Fossils

• Petrified Wood

• Carbon Film

What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil in?

 

• Any Type of Rock

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

When a piece of wood "turns into a rock" it's called a __________________ fossil.

• Carbon

• Cast

• Petrified

• Mold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Scientists recently discovered shark fossils in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. What does this tell us about the history of the environment in that area?

• That area used to be under an ocean

• Sharks used to be land creatures

• The remains of the sharks were used by natives for tools

• The cave used to be volcanic.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What kind of fossil is produced when a cavity created by a decaying organism is filled with sediment?

• Mold

• Cast

• Inclusion

• Trace