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Question 1

any remains, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a former geological age; evidence of life in the past

Answer 1

Fossil

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Folding

Question 3

a scientist who studies fossils

Answer 3

Paleontologist

Question 4

the age of a rock compared with the age of another rock

Answer 4

Relative Age

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Mould

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Trace Fossils

Question 7

describes volcanoes that are no longer active. Extinct volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years and show no sign of a future eruption.

Answer 7

Extinct

Question 8

an animal that eats other animals

Answer 8

Carnivore

Question 9

animals that eat dead plant and animal material

Answer 9

Scavengers