3rd Grade Science Flashcards: What Fossils Reveal

Study What Fossils Reveal in 3rd Grade Science with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What can fossils show about how an organism moved?

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ANSWER

Movement patterns, such as walking, crawling, or swimming. Footprints and trackways preserve evidence of how ancient animals traveled.

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This deck focuses on What Fossils Reveal, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for 3rd Grade Science.

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A fish fossil has many scales; what can scientists learn from this feature?

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