1. ____3 things fossils tell us (fossils tell us) 2. ____the same gradual geologic processes shaping the Earth today have been at work throughout Earth’s history (Earth’s story) 3. ____powder left behind when a mineral is rubbed on an unglazed piece of porcelain (minerals) 4. ____ wearing away of entire mountain ranges (weathering) 5. ____type of weathering acid precipitation and oxidation (weathering 2)

 1. What is the fossil record?  2. What could you conclude if you found the fossil of a tiny horse below the fossil of a larger horse?  3.. What could you conclude if you found a reptile fossil above an amphibian fossil?  4. What could you conclude if you found a fossil near the bottom of a creek and another fossil near the top of the creek?

 1. Geologic Column-ideal sequence of rock layers that contain all the known fossils and rock formations on Earth arranged from oldest to youngest.

 2. Fossil record- is the most important source of information used to trace the evolution of life.

 2. Tiny horse is older (bottom)  Larger horse is younger (top)

 3. Reptile fossil is younger (top)  Amphibian fossil is older (bottom)

 4. Fossil on bottom is older  fossil near top is younger