Unit C Ch. 2 Fossils

Question 1

This is formed from the remains of once living things. We use them today. EX: natural gas.

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fossil fuel

Question 2

These animal parts would most likely form fossils.

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bones

Question 3

A tree buried in a mineral hot spring is an example of this type of fossil.

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petrified

Question 4

This is the type of coal most often used in factories.

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bituminous

Question 5

Scientist study fossils to learn this.

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To learn about the past

Question 6

This is an example of a trace fossil.

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footprints

Question 7

This is made when remains of a dead animal or plant is washed out of the rock by water.

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mold

Question 8

This is minerals that fill a mold and have the same shape as the original living thing.

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cast

Question 9

Fossils that show how animals changed their environment are called this.

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trace fossils

Question 10

This is a kind of coal that produces very little heat.

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lignite

Question 11

This is the imprint left by the outside of a plant or animal.

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mold

Question 12

Most fossils are found in this type of rock.

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sedimentary

Question 13

The deepest layer of rock is probably this.

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the oldest

Question 14

This is left from a dead animal or play by the heat and pressure of the sediment.

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carbon film

Question 15

These are the remains of once living things that have been preserved.

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fossils

Question 16

This gas is used for cooking and heating.

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natural gas

Question 17

This is a type of coal made by dead swamp plants.

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peat

Question 18

This is a type of coal that produces high heat and little smoke.

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anthracite

Question 19

This fossil fuel is mainly used for transportation.

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petroleum

Question 20

These can tell a scientist what an animal may have eaten.

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droppings

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