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14 Cards in this Set
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What are fossils
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the remains or traces of prehistoric life. They are important components of sediments and sedimentary rocks
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is it true or false that fossils are an important component of igneous rocks
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false
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under what conditions an organism died and how the organism was what is determinde by the type of fossil that the organism will form
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buried
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what type of fossil formed when an organism is buried in sediment and then dissolved by underground water
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mold
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what type of fossil is petrified wood
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altered remains
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what type of fossil is frozen mammoth
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What type of fossil is cast of a shell
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What type of fossil is animal footprint
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trace fossil
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what type of fossil is carbonized leaf
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altered remains
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what type of fossil is fly in amber
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Fossil preservation is favored by the conditions of what two things
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rapid burial and posseion of hard parts
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what are index fossils
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widespread geographically, are limited to a short span of geologic time, and occur in large number. Their presence provides an important method of matching rocks of the same age
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fossil organisms succeed each other in an order that is definite and determinable according to the principle of
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fossil succession
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is it true or false that scientists use fossils to interpret and describe ancient environments
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true
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