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Fossil Definitions Worksheet

Fossil vocabulary worksheet: students match ten terms, including trace fossil, coprolite, amber and relative age, to their definitions.
Grades
Grades 3–5, Elementary
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences
Topic
Rocks, fossil worksheet
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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This Fossil Definitions Worksheet is a great way for students to learn and build their vocabulary usage around fossils. By matching the vocabulary words to their definitions, students will be able to better understand and remember the terms.

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Learning objectives

  • Define key fossil terms such as mineralization, paleontologist and absolute age

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Trace fossil
  • Fossilization
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Absolute and relative age
  • Paleontologist

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