Vocabulary Sheet - Rocks, Soil, And Fossils
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STUDENT RESOURCE 7.1
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cast fossil A fossil that formed
mold fossil A fossil that
when a space left by a decayed
formed when a plant or animal
plant or animal fi lled with
decayed, leaving a space
sediments that turned into solid
shaped like itself in sand or
rock.
mud that later turns to rock. All
A cast fossil is an exact copy
that is left is an impression of
of the organism that made the
the organism.
imprint.
fossil The remains or traces
of dead plants or animals
preserved in rock.
In a stack of many rock layers,
the oldest fossils are found in
the deepest layers.
ROCKS, SOIL, AND FOSSILS • SECTION 7 FOSSILS
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