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remains or traces of organisms from the past
a) erosion
b) sediment
c) fossils
d) sedimentary rock

when wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil from one location to another.
a) erosion
b) sediment
c) mold
d) cast

earth material that is deposited erosion (soil)
a) carbon film
b) fossils
c) mold
d) sediment

Rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together
a) cast
b) mold
c) sedimentary rock
d) petrified fossil

a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism
a) mold
b) cast
c) carbon film
d) trace fossil

a solid copy of the shape of an organism
a) mold
b) cast
c) trace fossil
d) sediment

includes the footprints, tracks, trails, and burrows made by living things
a) carbon film
b) cast
c) trace fossils
d) mold

a scientist who studies fossils
a) biologist
b) paleontologist
c) volcanologist
d) astrologist

a fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism
a) petrified fossil
b) carbon film
c) mold
d) cast

a type of fossil made up of a thin coating of carbon on rock
a) carbon film
b) petrified fossil
c) trace fossil
d) cast

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