Fossil Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words Please complete 2 activities from the green choice board.
1.      Fossil- the hardened remains of a plant or animal. 2.     Extinct- a once living thing that is no longer found on the Earth. 3.     Mold fossil- a fossil that is in the shape of a living thing left in sediment. 4.     Cast Fossil- a fossil that is formed when a mold is filled in by mud or minerals. 5.     Amber fossil- Tree sap that has become a hard yellow translucent fossil. 6.     Petrified wood-a fossil of a tree whose parts are replaced by minerals. 7.     Imprint fossil- A fossil consisting of an imprint of or a mark left by an organism, such as a footprint. 8.     Plant fossils- The evidence in rock of the presence of a plant 9.     Remains- the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed. 10.                        Evidence- information gathered in a scientific inquiry