Chapter 4 section 1 – Fossils Question
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Fossil - correct answer ✔The preserved remains or traces of living things.
Sedimentary rock - correct answer ✔The type of rock that is made of
hardened sediment.
Mold - correct answer ✔A fossil formed when an organism buried in
sediment dissolves, leaving a hollow area.
Cast - correct answer ✔A fossil that is a copy of an organism's shape,
formed when minerals seep into a mold.
Petrified fossil - correct answer ✔A fossil in which minerals replace all or part
of an organism.
Carbon film - correct answer ✔A type of fossil consisting of an extremely thin
coating of carbon on rock.
Trace fossil - correct answer ✔A type of fossil that provides evidence of the
activities of ancient organisms.
Paleontologist - correct answer ✔A scientist who studies fossils to learn
about organisms that lived long ago.
Scientific theory - correct answer ✔A well-tested concept that explains a
wide range of observations.
and answers correctly solved
Fossil - correct answer ✔The preserved remains or traces of living things.
Sedimentary rock - correct answer ✔The type of rock that is made of
hardened sediment.
Mold - correct answer ✔A fossil formed when an organism buried in
sediment dissolves, leaving a hollow area.
Cast - correct answer ✔A fossil that is a copy of an organism's shape,
formed when minerals seep into a mold.
Petrified fossil - correct answer ✔A fossil in which minerals replace all or part
of an organism.
Carbon film - correct answer ✔A type of fossil consisting of an extremely thin
coating of carbon on rock.
Trace fossil - correct answer ✔A type of fossil that provides evidence of the
activities of ancient organisms.
Paleontologist - correct answer ✔A scientist who studies fossils to learn
about organisms that lived long ago.
Scientific theory - correct answer ✔A well-tested concept that explains a
wide range of observations.
