Fossils

Question 1

The image shows a fossil that is hard like rock but that resembles a tree.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

This fossil was an organism that has been turned into rock.

Question 2

Some fossils provide evidence to suggest that Earth's climate has changed over time.What information can scientists obtain from these fossils?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

temperatures

Question 3

An animal dies in mud, decomposes, and leaves an imprint, which is later filled by sediment to form a solid copy of the original organism.How is this fossil different from fossils of preserved remains?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Only hard tissue is preserved.

Question 4

Which type of fossils form from hardening sediment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

casts

Question 5

Which statement explains something that the fossil record indicates?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Mass extinctions have occurred several times on Earth.

Question 6

How are casts formed by decaying organisms?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Impressions left by organisms are filled in with sediment that hardens into rock.

Question 7

Which part of an organism is preserved in cast and mold fossils?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

bone

Question 8

Study the image.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It has carbon residue left by a decaying organism.

Question 9

Which correctly lists three materials that preserve soft tissues in fossils?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

permafrost, amber, and tar

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