Study Guide for Fossils Unit

What does extinct mean?

• when few of its eggs hatch

• when there is an earthquake

• when all members of the group have died

• when very few members of the group are alive

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What helps us know that there were different kinds of plants and animals that lived in Georgia long ago if we can't find them here now?

• Pictures were taken of them and put in books.

• People told stories about them.

• The plants and animals still live in Georgia.

• We find fossils of them.

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What do fossils do for us?

• Tells about life in outer space

• Tells about life in the past

• Tells about the weather

• Tells about earthquakes

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The soft parts of an animals body are not preserved as a fossil. Why?

• They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.

• They are not made of mineral or rock.

• They cannot be changed to rock.

• They decayed or were eaten before fossilization could occur.

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What is the most important factor for fossils to form?

• time

• ice

• oil

• air

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Collins brought this to school one day. She found fossils of ocean plants and shells in the rock.

What does this tell us about the rock?

• The rock is gray and brown.

• The rock needs to be washed off.

• The rock is heavier than most rocks.

• The rock was once at the bottom of the sea.

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Which picture shows how an animal is fossilized?

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