What are Fossils

The remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago.

• fossil

• cast

• bones

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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An impression of an organism, formed when sediment hardens around the organism.

• cast

• mold

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A model of an organism formed when sediment fills a mold and hardens.

• cast

• mold

• fossil

• fossil fuel

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils can show how Earth has changed over time.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fossils can be formed from

• bones

• teeth

• shells

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils can only be formed from skeletons

• true

• false

Wood can turn into a fossil.

• true

• false

________ fossils can show how an animal lived.

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

• Amber

Peat is a fossil fuel.

• True

• False

Which type of fossil fuel provides the most amount of energy when burned for fuel?

• hard black coal

• soft black coal

• peat

• brown coal