9.8 Every rock tells a story

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

a scientist who studies fossils

Answer 2

palaeontologists

Question 3

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

Answer 3

relative age

Question 4

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 4

mould

Question 5

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

Answer 5

trace fossils