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Chapter 2
Fossils and Dinosaurs
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Science
5th Grade
10/07/2013

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3 causes of extinction
Definition
disease
lack of food
changes in the weather
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Behemoth and Leviathan
Definition
two animals mentioned in the Bible that may have been dinosaurs
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Creationist believe:
Definition
the earth is only thousands of years old
(Noah's)flood formed most of the fossils
true origin of earth found in Gen. 1
Dinosaurs and man lived on earth at the same time
God spoke and created the earth and all life in six days
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Creationists
Definition
people who believe that God made the earth and all forms of life in six days
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Evolutionists believe:
Definition
birds developed from dinosaurs
life on earth developed gradually over millions of years
layers of rock represent geologic ages
the earth came about by chance
the age of a fossil can be determined by the layer of rock it is in
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carbon film
Definition
a dark image made from plants pressed in rock
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cast
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formed when sediment fills in the empty space in a mold and makes a copy of the shape of an organism
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dinosaur
Definition
"terrible lizard"
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dinosaurs' appearance, diet, and behavior
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clues can be found in fossils
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evolutionists
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people who believe that life on earth developed gradually
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excavation
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the process of removing a fossil from the rock around it
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extinction
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occurs when the last of a certain plant or animal dies
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fossil
Definition
any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies
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fossil record
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provides clear evidence of a worldwide flood
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four surfaces ice has been preserved in
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tar, ice, amber, sediment
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how the earth began
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people draw conclusions about fossils based on what they believe about ___
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mold
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the imprint of an organism that has been pressed into a rock
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paleontology
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the scientific study of fossils
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petrified fossil
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forms when bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock
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photograph the site
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before he removes a fossil, a paleontologist should ____
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skeletons
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help paleontologist make good guesses about a dinosaur's appearance
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trace fossil
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forms from something that an organism left behind, such as a footprint, rather than from the organism itself
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where dinosaur bones have been found
Definition
all over the world
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