Earth Features Fossils

A scientist who studies fossil is called a

• psychiatrist

• physical education teacher

• paleontologist

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Rocks, sand, mud, and other soils are called

• amber

• mold/case

• sediments

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________ is when you step in something and leave a footprint

• imprinting

• trace fossil

• fossil

_________ is the preserved remains of an animal, plant, or organism from the past.

• Imprinting

• Mold/Cast

• Fossil

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Fossils help us learn about....

• What animals were like long ago

• How the earth's surface has changed

• what the environment was like

• All of these

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Which statement below is false?

• Footprints can become fossils

• Dinosaurs can become fossils

• Old coins can become fossils

• Fish can become fossils

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A fish that died a year ago can't be a fossil today. This is because...

• other animals will eat the fish

• fish can't become fossils

• it takes a long time for fossils to form

• fish bones rot and decompose.

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Most fossils are covered by sediment. What is sediment made of?

• rocks, sand mud, other soils

• chemicals

• water that stinks

• cement

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Scientists found fossilized fish skeletons in a farmer's field. What might have caused this?

• Fish can swim in soil.

• The area was once covered with water.

• The farmer's soil creates fossils quickly.

• The farmer cleaned his fish there.

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Most dead animals don't become fossils because

• their remains must be properly preserved for a long time

• they may be eaten

• they break down

• all of the above