Vocabulary
no longer alive
What is extinct
weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
A fish fossil found in the desert tell scientists that long ago that piece of land was a mountain.
False , it was a body of water
Some fossils are found in this orange-yellow substance
What is amber
Fossils usually form in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary?
a person who studies fossils
living things such as plants and animals
What is an organism?
A sharp tooth fossil tells scientists that the animal probably ate meat.
True
Mud or sediment builds up and forms this
What is a mold fossil ?
Bones,teeth and eggs are examples of this
What are body fossils?
to rot or decompose
What is decay?
hardened rock
Cast fossils?
A fossil found in very cold climates can be preserved in ice and snow
True
A plant or animal dies than decomposes and forms this.
What is an imprint fossil?
Some fossils get trapped in tree sap and the sap becomes hardened in this yellow-orange substance.
What is amber?
a hard orange-yellow substance formed from tree sap
What is amber?
Fossils are often found in igneous rocks.
False they are found in sedimentary rocks.
A fish fossil found in the dessert tell scientist that long ago that piece of land was what?
What is a body of water?
This type of fossil is formed when an animal dies and the soft parts decay while the hard parts are left behind.
the preserved remains of plants and animals that lived long ago
What is a fossil?
mud or sediment builds up and this is formed
What is a mold fossil ?
True
What is ice or snow?
A fern, which needs a warm climate , was found in an area that was cold, this tells scientist that the _______________ changed a lot.