Types of Fossils Worksheet

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Eighth Grade Science Types of Fossils

Match the definition or example on the left with the words on the right.

Each word MAY be used more than once.

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are formed when minerals replace all or part of an organism __________ fossils of organisms delicate parts __________ this substance stops the bones of organisms from decaying when they become trapped in it

__________

4.

these fossils show the activities of organisms

__________

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formed when hard parts of an organism dissolve over time, leaving behind a hollow shape of the organism __________

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literally means “turned to stone” __________

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forms when minerals and sediment fill a mold fossil of an organism __________

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this substance can even preserve the hair of organisms __________

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formed when all of the minerals of an organism break down and only carbon remains __________

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form when an organism becomes trapped in a tree’s sticky resin

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Trace Fossils

B.

Mold Fossils

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E.

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G.

H.

Cast Fossils

Petrified Fossils

Preserved Remains:

Amber

Preserved Remains:

Tar

Preserved Remains: Ice

Carbon Film Fossil

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