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Vocabulary Fossils State Standards D.1.1.4
_____1. Fossil A. Type of fossil consisting of a thin coating of carbon on rock
_____2. Mold B. A scientist that studies fossils
_____3. Cast C. The age of rocks compared to the ages of other rocks
_____4. Petrified Fossil D. A break or crack in the earth along which rocks move
_____5. Carbon Film E. A fossil that is a copy of the organisms shape, formed when it filled in the mold
_____6. Paleontologist F. The principle that states that older rocks are on the bottom and younger rocks are on the top
_____7. Extict G. Fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during a very short time period
_____8. Relative Age H. A fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism
_____9. Absolute Age I. The age of rock given as a number of years since the rock formed
_____10. Law of Superposition J. A type of organism that no longer exists anywhere on the Earth
_____11. Fault K. A fossil formed when an organism buried in sediment dissolved and left a hollow area
_____12. Unconformity L. A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth’s history
_____13. Index Fossil M. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
_____14. Geologic Time Scale N. A place where old, eroded rock surface is in contact with new rock
Name ______Date ______Period ______
Vocabulary Practice—Fossils State Standards D.1.1.4
1. This type of fossil consisting of a thin coating of carbon on rock is called a ______
2. A place where old, eroded rock surface is in contact with new rock is called an ______.
3. The ______is when you compare age of rocks to the ages of other rocks surrounding it.
4. A ______is a break or crack in the earth along which rocks move.
5. A ______is a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
6. A ______is a fossil that is a copy of the organisms shape which formed when it filled in the mold
7. A fossil formed when an organism buried in sediment dissolved and left a hollow area is called a ______.
8. An ______organism is an organism that no longer exists anywhere on the Earth.
9. Fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during a very short time period are called ______.
10. A______is a fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism
11. The ______is a record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth’s history
12. The ______is the principle that states that older rocks are on the bottom and younger rocks are on the top.
13. ______is when the age of rock given as a number of years since the rock formed.
14. A scientist who studies fossils are ______.