Rocks and Fossils

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What are rocks?

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Non-living solids made of minerals.

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Which rock is made of layers?

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Sedimentary.

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What can we learn from fossils?

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How living things change over time.

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What was the environment for Layer W like?

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Underwater.

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What living things were fossilized in Layer N?

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Plants.

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic.

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How are igneous rocks formed?

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From cooled and solidified magma or lava.

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What is sediment?

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Small pieces of rock and minerals that settle at the bottom of water bodies.

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What is a fossil?

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The preserved remains or traces of ancient living things.

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How do fossils form?

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When living things are buried by sediment and minerals replace their remains.