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Fossils 706 8A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| They are the remains,imprints or traces of prehistoric organisms. | Fossils |
| Are fossils in which the spaces inside are filled with minerals from ground water. | Permineralized |
| Thin film of carbon residue preserve as a fossil. | Carbon Film |
| A type of body fossil that forms when crystals fill in mold or sedmients wash into a mold and harden into rock. | cast |
| A type of body fossil that forms in rock when a organism with hearts is burried, decayed, dissolves and leaves a cavity in the rock. | Permineralized |
| Are the remains of species that existed on Earth for relatively short periods of time, were abundant and were widespread geographically. | Index fossils. |
| States that in disturbed rock layers the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks became progressively younger towards the top. | Principle of superposition |