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the unit science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Earth began? | About 5 million years ago. From dust and rock pulled together by gravity. |
| How was the dinosaurs believed to become extincted? | By a big meteor. 6 miles wide |
| what continent formed when dinosaurs dominated the planet? | The super continent Pangea |
| What are the types of fossils? | The types of fossils are the mold and cast, index fossil, carbon film, petrified fossil,and trace fossil. |
| What is a mold and cast fossil? | The mold is the a sediment covering once living organism. The cast is the formation of the cast by minerals enter a cavity. |
| What is a index fossil? | Fossil of a once living organism that lived on earth for a short period of time |
| What is a carbon film fossil? | Fossil made from a thin film of carbon atoms and molecules |
| What is a petrified fossil? | A fossil when produced by a cavity is filled in with solid matter |
| What is a trace Fossil? | Preserved tracks of a once living organism but not the whole body itself |
| What are the three types of rocks? | The three types of rocks are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. |
| How is sedimentary rock formed? | Its formed from weathering and erosion turns to sediment then becomes compacted and deposited into a rock. |