Fossils

All fossils are collected over time and arranged in ____________ order.

• systematic

• caste

• chronological

• numerical

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Most common type of fossil?

• Cast

• Trace

• Body

• Mold

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Impression or other preserved sign of activity such as feeding, scratching, burrowing, walking, or resting.

• Mold

• Trace

• Cast

• Body

Preserved REMAINS of the PLANT OR ANIMAL ITSELF, or the preserved parts of the animal or plant like bones, teeth, and shells, or the imprint of parts of the animal or plant.

• Body Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• Cast Fossil

• Mold

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When molds fill in with minerals or sediments that later harden, the resulting fossil is called a cast.

• Mold Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• Cast fossil

How are fossils found?

• Usually going to a very populated area not next to any type of water.

• Earth processes like erosion and earthquakes can move sediment from one location to another.

• Randomly getting lucky and digging a hole anywhere.

• By using microscopes to probe the ground and groundwater to find fossils.

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___________ are scientists that look for fossils.

• orthodontist

• paleontologists

• chemists

• astronomers

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Paleontologists dig for fossils but more often fossils are exposed by geologic processes such as weathering and _________.

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

• swamps

• erosion

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________________ fossils are fossils that provide evidence organisms may have TRANSITIONED from water to land.

• Transitional

• Transactional

• Spiritual

• Translucent

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Which is the oldest layer of sediment.

• Top Layer

• Middle Layer

• Bottom Layer

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