Unit 10 Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
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Fossil
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The preserved remains or traces of a living thing
Can be hard parts or soft parts
2
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Mold
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A type of fossil formed when something was pressed into soft mud leaving a hollow space
3
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Cast
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A type of fossil that forms if the mold is later filled with mud which hardens
4
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Fossil Fuel
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An energy-rich resource formed from the buried remains of once-living organisms
Examples: coal, oil, natural gas
5
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Paleontologists
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Scientists who study fossils
6
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Carbon Films
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A fossil made only of carbon preserved between 2 rock layers
7
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Petrified Wood
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When minerals such as quartz replace the plant material in a piece of wood
8
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Mummy
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A type of fossil where the organism has been preserved by drying out
9
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Trace fossil
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Forms when a shell leaves its shape in mud
