Earth and Its Changing Features

What can we learn from fossils? (3)

• the type of animals that lived long ago

• what the climate was like long ago

• where fossils were created

• what the environment was like long ago

How does studying fossils help scientists understand past environments?

• see patterns in the natural systems

• learn about past environments

• clues about the climate and the types of animals and plants that lived in a location

• that dogs were once pets for cavemen

fossil preservation is helped when an organism dies and is quickly covered in?

Which can scientists NOT learn from fossils?

• the colors of animals that lived long ago

• the type of animals that lived long ago

• what the climate was like long ago

• what the environment was like long ago

A rock that forms from sediments is called _________.

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• fossil

Which kind of rocks are fossils usually found in?

• metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks

• weathered and eroded rocks

• sedimentary rocks

fossils are usually created by _____ from an organism.

maps, patterns and observations can be used to understand...

• bird feathers

• Earth's features

• Pluto's features

• Ocean features

How can you prevent sand dunes from eroding?

• building a trench

• building a bridge to the sea

• building a house by the shore

• building a fence along the shore

The movement of tectonics plates at a fault is a cause of what?

• convergent boundaries
• rift valleys
• Earthquakes