9.7 and 9.8 Flashcards

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fossil

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Left over remains of animals and planets that have been there for many years are identified as fossils

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palaeontologist

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a scientist who studies fossils

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folding

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the buckling of rocks. It is caused when rocks are under pressure from both sides.

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relative ages

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Different rocks been compared over there age

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5
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carnivores

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Animals the eat the meat of I other animals

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scavengers

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it is animals that eats planets and animals (died or alive)

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7
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mould

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cavity in a rock that shows the shape of the hard parts of an organism; types of fungi found growing on the surface of foods

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8
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trace fossils

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fossils that provide evidence, such as footprints, that an organism was present when the rock was formed

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9
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extinct

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describes volcanoes that are no longer active.

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10
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ectothermic

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describes an animal whose body temperature is determined by its environment

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endothermic

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describes an animal that requires heat input to maintain its body temperature

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