rocks
Fossils
layers of the earth
Vocabulary
random facts
100
 these are the types of rocks
What is metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rock
100
A key factor in fossil formation is quick burial by 
What is burial?
100
The last layer of the earth 
What is the inner core
100
The layers of sedimentary rock 
What is strata
100
We know that dinosaurs existed by 
What are paleontologist digging them up
200
A solid natural occurring mixture of minerals 
What is a rock?
200
A preserved remain or impressions of a living organism  
What is a fossil 
200
The thinnest layer of the earth
What is the crust?
200
Scientists who study the earths processes and history
What is a geologist
200
Oil, coal and natural gas are examples of 
What is fossil fuels?
300
The type of rock thats is formed when molten rock cools and solidfies
What is igneous rock?
300
These are a number of ways of fossil can form
What is amber, a cast, freezing, and molds 
300
The layer of the earth that is a semi-solid
What is the mantle 
300
The study of earth,its minerals,and its history.
What is geology?
300
there is evidence with in the rocks on earth that suggest that life first appeared on earth about  
What is 3.6 billion years ago
400
Rocks that have changed from a results of heat and pressure
What is a metamorphic rock?
400
A fossil formed when the empty space and a mold is filled is called 
What is a cast?
400
The four layers of the earth
What is the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core
400
The process of which the planets were formed 
What is accretion 
400
By studying fossils, scientist have learned about 
What is ancient life?
500
A solid with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure
What is a mineral?
500
Fossils commonly form from animals that possess 
What is hard parts?
500
The longest layer of the earth in miles
What is the mantle
500
The scientific study of fossils and ancient life
What is paleyontolgy
500
A mark left by a living thing is referred to as a 
What is an impression
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