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Grade 3 Science: Fossils — Evidence of Past Life
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A fossil is evidence of a living thing from the ___ past.
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Fossils can be bones, shells, imprints, or ___ left in rock.
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Many fossils form when remains are buried in ___ that hardens.
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A body fossil preserves parts of the organism like a ___ or shell.
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A trace fossil shows activity, such as a ___ or burrow.
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Fossils help scientists learn what lived on Earth ___ ago.
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Rock layers can show older fossils usually ___ newer ones.
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Not every living thing becomes a fossil — fossilization is ___.
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What is a fossil?
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Name two kinds of fossils.
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What is a trace fossil?
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How do many fossils form?
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