Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Vocabulary List

Fossils #2
Fossils Reading Packet

1. replacement- the process of an organism's hard parts being dissolved and replaced by other minerals
2. sedimentary- formed from mud, sand, small pieces of rock, or other sediments that are pressed and naturally cemented to form a rock
3. dinosaurs- extinct organisms
4. extinct- no longer exists
5. trilobite- an extinct ocean shellfish
6. tropical- very hot and moist climate
7. climate- a pattern of weather over a period of time
8. extinction- loss of an entire type of organism

*Quiz to be taken on Friday, April 19th.

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