The loose material that covers up much of the Earth's surface
What is soil?
100
The type of soil with the largest, hardest particles. Water can pass through it easily, so plants have a hard time growing in it.
What is sand?
100
The preserved remains or evidence of a plant or animal organism that lived long ago.
What is fossil?
100
A organism that no longer exists on Earth is ___________
What is extinct?
100
Fossils are usually found in this type of rock
What is sedimentary?
200
The three ingredients that make up soil
What are weathered rock, minerals, and humus?
200
The type of soil with soft smooth particles. It has medium sized particles.
What is silt?
200
A black, sticky, oil-like material in which fossils may be found
What is tar?
200
A fossil that appears like a mark on the surface of a rock
What is an imprint or an impression?
200
A kind of organism that you would most likely find in an amber fossil
What is an insect or a lizard?
300
The uppermost layer of soil where plants grow best because of the nutrients
What is topsoil?
300
This type of soil has the smallest, smoothest particles. Water has a hard time passing through it and puddles on top. it is sticky and red and commonly found in Georgia.
What is clay?
300
Hardened tree sap that contains the fossil of a dead animal
What is amber?
300
A fossil that is a hollow shape of the organism that had died and decayed there previously
What is a mold?
300
A part of an animal that is least likely to be preserved as a fossil
What is skin or internal organs?
400
The lowest layer of soil that is made up of solid rock
What is bedrock?
400
This type of soil is a mixture of sand, silt, and clay. it is ideal for growing plants.
What is loam?
400
A large mass of ice in which a fossil may be found
What is a glacier?
400
A fossil that is formed when minerals, sand, or mud fill the spaces of a mold and harden into the shape of the organism that made the mold.
What is a cast?
400
The body of water that helps form a canyon in the earth's surface
What is a river?
500
The decayed remains of plant and animals that provide nutrients to soil
What is humus?
500
The three properties used to classify soil.
What are texture, color, and particle size?
500
A scientist who studies fossils and organisms that lived long ago
What is a paleontologist?
500
A fossil that is formed when minerals seep into wood and harden as the wood rots away.
What is petrified?
500
A scientist finds a fish fossil on the top of a mountain. This means that long ago, there was an _____________ in the place were the fish fossil was found.