Rocks Tell Stories Flashcards
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Fossil
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Any remains, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a former geological age; evidence of life in the past
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Palaeontologists
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A scientist who studies fossils
3
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Relative age
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The age of a rock compared with the age of another rock
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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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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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Extinct
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Describes volcanoes that are no longer active. Extinct volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years and show no sign of future eruption.
