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Topic 6
The History of the Planet Earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fossil | remains or evidence of plants and animals in minerals |
| trace fossils | impressions such as footprints, burrows, or nests made by once living organisms |
| key bed | a layer of rock that scientists can clearly identify the time in Earth's period in which it formed |
| horizontal | parallel to Earth's surface |
| sample | small amount of a material that is used for observation |
| strata | layers of rock |
| geologist | a scientist that studies the surface of the Earth and what it is made of |
| rock | a solid made up of different types of minerals |
| organism | any living thing (example: plants and animals) |
| sediment | a solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location (example: rock) |
| formation | the way something is arranged or coming together |