Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Fossil |
The remains or impression of a prehistoric organisms preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in a rock |
|
|
Mold fossil |
A fossil formed when an animal plant and other organisms dies and is covered by sediment |
|
|
Cast fossil |
A fossil formed when an animal plant or other organisms dies and it flesh decays |
|
|
Petrified/permineralized |
Forms when solutions rich in minerals permeate porous tissue such as bone or wood minerals |
|
|
Preserved fossil |
Remains of a prehistoric organisms or is a slang for someone or something that is old and outdated |
|
|
Carbonized fossil |
Is a process by which the more valtible substances of plants and animals |
|
|
Trace fossil |
A fossil of a footprint trail burrow or other trace of an animal rather than itself |
|
|
Law of superposition |
A basic law geochrongly stating that Any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers |
|
|
Relative age |
Dating is the science of determining relative order of past events |
|
|
Absolute age |
Is the process of determining an age on a specified time scale in archeology and geology |
