Type of Fossil
Law of Superposition Vocabulary
Date the Layers Of Rocks
Conclusion Writing
Lab Safety / Violations
100
An empty space in sediment the shape of an organism.
What is a mold fossil.
100
The idea that rocks and fossils found in lower layers are older than the rocks and fossils in top layers.
What is law of superposition?
100
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What is rock layer 4?
100
The variable that stays the same in the investigation.
What is the controlled variable.
100
Pushing and hitting each other in the lab station.
What is horse play.
200
Minerals replace all or part of an organism and turn to stone.
What is a petrified fossil.
200
The gaps in rock layers and / or fossil records.
What is unconformity?
200
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What rock layer is 1?
200
The step in conclusion writing that explains how the MV effects the RV and answers the research question.
What is step 1 in the conclusion writing process.
200
Splashing water, throwing sand and each other.
What is not using materials correctly.
300
An organism preserved in tar, resin or ice.
What is preserved remains.
300
A rock layer that forms when magma hardens beneath Earths surface.
What is intrusion.
300
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Rock layer 3 is older than Rock layer 2 because the layer is lower down in the layers.
300
The variable in the investigation that changes.
What is the manipulating variable.
300
Not wearing goggles, apron or tying back your hair.
What is not using safety equipment.
400
Evidence of the activities of ancient organisms, such as footprints.
What is a trace fossil.
400
A rock layer that forms when lava flows on Earths surface and hardens.
What is extrusion.
400
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What is an index fossil?
400
The step in the writing process that is the difference between the highest and lowest MV with the unit measure; and the difference between the highest and lowest RV with unit measure.
What is step 3 in the writing process.
400
Wondering around the room from station to station.
What is not staying with your group.
500
A thin coating of carbon on rock.
What is a carbon film fossil.
500
A method of dating rocks that can't give us the actual age, but can tell us whether a rock is older or younger than another rock.
What is relative age of rocks.
500
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What is an extrusion?
500
The variable in the investigation witch measure the results.
What is the responding variable.
500
Beakers are left dirty and aprons are not folded.
What is not cleaning up your lab station.