What is a paleontologist?
Someone who uses fossil record to study earth's history
A fact or information indicating whether something is true.
A living thing.
An organism that no longer exists.
Digging is __________________ with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, or other parts.
moving tectonic plates
breaking up and moving earth
pouring water on earth
Evidence is...
a living thing.
someone who uses fossil record to study earth's history
an organism that no longer exists.
a fact or information indicating whether something is true.
A mold fossil is...
when an organism dies and its body leaves an imprint
imprints made on the ground such as footprints and burrows
a fossil of an animal's entire body
when the imprint of an animal's body is filled with sediment
A cast fossil is...
when the imprint of an animal's body is filled with sediment
a fossil of an animal's entire body
imprints made on the ground such as footprints and burrows
when an organism dies and its body leaves an imprint
A trace fossil is...
when an organism dies and its body leaves an imprint
imprints made on the ground such as footprints and burrows
a fossil of an animal's entire body
when the imprint of an animal's body is filled with sediment
Footprints are an example of trace fossils.
TRUE
FALSE
Cast fossils form when minerals enter the mold and harden over a night.
FALSE
TRUE
Most dinosaur fossils you see in museums are not real.
FALSE
TRUE
