What are the three main types of rocks?
Sedimentary, mantle, copper
Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous
Metamorphic, cement, marble
Igneous, granite. quartzite
What do fossils tell us about earth?
The history of life on Earth
What are rocks made out of?
Minerals
What do we call a person who studies fossils?
Paleontologist
What is magma?
Melted (molten) rock formed from fire
If you find a dolphin fossil in a desert, what can that tell you?
The desert used to be ocean.
What are fossils?
The remains or imprints of plants and animals from long ago
What are the two kinds of fossils mentioned in the book?
Body fossils and trace fossils
Footprint fossils and egg fossils
Plant fossils and animal fossils
What are natural, non-living particles found in the ground?
Fossils
Minerals
Plant remains
What is the process of breaking down old rock and making new rock called?
The rock cycle
Erosion
Compaction
Where are most fossils found?
In areas once covered by oceans
Next to volcanoes
On the top of mountains
Why are the La Brea tar pits in California important to paleontologists?
Tyrannosaurus Rex Sue is there.
They're the only place you can find trilobite fossils.
There are absolutely no fossils there at all.
They have the world's largest collection of ice age fossils.
What is radiocarbon dating?
A way to figure out when something will die in the future
A way to figure out how old plants and trees are
The remains of wooly mammoths
When two animals mate for life
What are some examples of fossil fuels?
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Oil, natural gas, coal
Metamorphic rocks
Which type of rock is formed by fire in the Earth's crust?
Magma
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Which type of rock has been changed by intense heat and pressure?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Sandstone
Igneous
