Fossils

Why do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils?

• they are white

• bones are large

• the parts are hard 

• bones decay easily

Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

• the fish were dropped their by flying birds

• this land was once under the ocean

• farmers fed the fish to the cows

• fish used to live on land

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Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?

• Animals eat plants.

• Plants are smaller than animals.

• Plants have softer body parts than animals. 

• There were more ancient animals than ancient plants.

Which type of fossil is pictured?

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

• Body

Which fossil is pictured?

• Mold

• Cast

• Body

• Trace

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Fossils form ....

• quickly

• over a few years

• over a few months

• over thousands of years.

Fossils give clues about the past.

• True

• False

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The preserved remains or traces of a living thing.

• fossil

• extinct

• amber

• paleontologist

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A person who studies fossils.

• fossilogist

• technician

• paleontologist

• specialist

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Fossilized tree sap

• trace fossil

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• amber