Amber
An amber fossil
Mold
It turns to into amber
Gold
Fossil fuel
Cast
When tree sap covers an organism and hardens, what does it become?
A complete fossil
A mold is an imprint of an organism with no remains of the original organism
A mold is an imprint of a fossil
Fossil fuel
A complete organism
It's a spore
An imprint of an organism that is preserved in rock
What is a mold?
Amber
A Mold
Fossil fuel
Cast
Fossilized artifact
What type of fossil is made from when the animal breaks down completely, and only leaves an imprint of the organism?
Because it leaves a mold
Because they see a real animal
It looks beautiful
Scientists are able to study the DNA of the organism that no longer exist on Earth
It completely preserves the object
It can preserve an organism, including the DNA of creatures that don't exist on earth anymore
Because it leaves a cast
Why is amber so exciting for scientists?
Imprinting
Molding
Tree sap covers an organism, and then it hardens over time
By tree sap preserving an object
Casting
When tree sap dries
Underground
How is amber made?
They can be fossilized in tar pits or frozen in ice. Molds and casts in mud can also preserve organisms
Through ice and mold
In marble
Through fossils
In porcelain
In ice
In granite
In a tar pit
What are other ways organisms can be preserved?
Through mold, ice, or amber
Through mold or ice
When preserved in a tar pit
In a cast
In water
In a mold
When preserved in ice
Tree sap can cover an organism and form into amber
When sap pours over the organism and hardens becoming amber
How can fossils be completely preserved?
Amber
Erosion
Mold
Molds and Casts
Conduction
Amber covering objects
Casting
Leaving your footprint in mud, is similar to what process that creates fossils?
Frozen ice fossils
Casts
Oil fossils
Ice
Tar pit fossils
Some animals fall in tar pits and others are frozen in ice
Fossil fuels
Plaster fossils
Stone
What are other fossils besides amber and molds?
Granite
Ice, mold, fossils
Ice
Sap- becoming amber
Tar pits
snow, window, mirror
Oak trees
Ice, amber, and tar
Plaster
What are three materials an organism can be preserved in?
With plaster
By gravity
An animal or a plant organism breaks down completely and preserved in a rock
The footprint is made in a soft substance that is imprinted and preserved as a rock
Through erosion
Imprint of an organism- walking through mud
It just sticks
How is a mold of an footprint made?
Fossil
Cast
Mold
Hydro glyph
What is created when an animal or a plant organism breaks down completely and preserved in a rock
The nerve structure
They are able to study the DNA of the organism that no longer lives on Earth
The atomic breakdown
DNA
Everything
The historical artifacts
What can scientists study about a fossil found in amber, that they normally cannot with most fossils?
Fossils may form in other ways. Fossils can be preserved almost completely. In this process, the organism doesnt change much. As seen below, tree sap may cover an organism. With time, the sap hardens. It turns to into amber. The original organism is preserved. This is very exciting for scientists. They are able to study the DNA of the organism that no longer lives on Earth. Some animals have been found frozen in ice. Others have been found in tar pits after falling in. Molds and casts are another way organisms can be fossilized. Have you ever walked in soft mud and left footprints? Once in a while, these traces of organisms can be preserved. In this case, nothing is left of the organism. A mold is an imprint of an organism that is preserved in rock. The organisms remains break down completely. There is nothing left of the original plant and animal. 