Fossils Flashcards

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1
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Remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago.

A

Fossil

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2
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A living thing that is no longer found alive anywhere on Earth today.

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Extinct

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3
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A scientist who studies fossils.

A

paleontologist

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4
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Animal that eats plants.

A

Herbivore

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5
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An animal that eats meat.

A

carnivore

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6
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An animal that eats plants and meat.

A

omnivore

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7
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Any living thing.

A

organism

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8
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A hollow fossil from clearly showing the outside features of the organism.

A

mold

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9
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Formed or shaped within the mold.

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Cast

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10
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Also created by a print or impression.

A

Imprint( impression)

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11
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Harden tree set often a source or insect fossils

A

Amber

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12
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Studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived.

A

Trace fossils

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13
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An actual preserved body of an animal.

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True from fossils

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14
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a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influence in the natural ecological processes.

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Environmental conditions

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15
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The process of carrying away rocks.

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erosion( take it)

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16
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A natural process that slowly breaks apart Rock

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Weathering( breaks it)

17
Q

An invisible force that pulls objects toward each other.

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Gravity( drops it)