Fossils

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What are scientists that study fossils called?

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Paleontologists

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The change of living things over time is called?

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evolution

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When tree resin hardens it becomes a substance called?

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amber

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Most fossils are formed when living things die and are covered with? Options: sediment, carbon, amber, soot

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sediment

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petrified

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turned into stone

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Fossils that aren't exactly part of the organism. These include footprints, burrows, and eggshells.

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trace fossils

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When an organism dies, is buried, and decays leaving behind a cavity (hollow area) in the shape of the organism, it is considered which type of fossil? Options: carbon film, trace fossil, mold, petrified fossil.

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mold

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When minerals fill in a cavity that was left when an organism decayed and harden in the shape of the organism, what type of fossil is it?

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cast

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Some remains of organisms can be preserved in certain substances like:
- tar, amber and ice
- water, ash and tar
- water, amber and ash
- ash, tar and water

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tar, amber and ice

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Which type of fossil is formed when the remains of a former living thing is turned into stone?

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petrified fossils