Fossils Review

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What conclusion could be formed from finding a fossil of seaweed in a rock in the middle of Georgia?

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Part of Georgia was once under salt water.

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What step in the process of making fossils is modeled by layering a container with sand and soil and adding a small chicken bone between the layers?

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Parts of a living thing are buried.

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What can we learn from studying the fossils in a certain area?

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The kinds of animals that lived there

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The illustration shows a map with four locations and the fossils found there. A fossil shark tooth was also found. In which area was the shark tooth most likely found?

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Area B

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Why is the fossil of a dinosaur skull not made of bone but rock?

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The dinosaur skull changed from bone to rock in the ground.

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The first step in the process of how fossils are formed is _________

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An animal dies in a wet environment (such as a riverbank).

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What is the second step in the process of how fossils are formed?

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The animal’s body or plant’s leaves are covered in mud. Soft tissues or organs decompose or are eaten by other living things.

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The third step in the process of how a fossil is formed is ________. Options:

As time passes, sediment hardens into rock, layering on top of the animal or plant part. The bones or shells decay into minerals, joining the rock.

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An animal dies in a wet environment (such as a riverbank)

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The animal’s body or plant’s leaves are covered in mud. Soft tissues or organs decompose or are eaten by other living things.

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The hard parts are left behind. (bones, teeth, claws, beaks, etc.)

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The hard parts are left behind. (bones, teeth, claws, beaks, etc.)

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The last step in the process of how a fossil is formed is ________.

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As time passes, sediment hardens into rock, layering on top of the animal or plant part. The bones or shells decay into minerals, joining the rock.

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__________ is the preserved remains of animals, plants, or other organisms from the past.

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Fossils