Definitions
Definitions
Questions
Questions
NJ Ask Practice
100
The rock layer that lies below the soil
What is bedrock
100
hot, melted rock material that flows from active volcanoes and other fractures in the Earth`s crust; magma that has reached the surface of the Earth
What is lava
100
Rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks
What is sedimentary rock
100
Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic era. Humans evolved during the Quaternary period. How much longer were dinosaurs around than humans have been?
What is 104 million years
100
Which equipment would be the most useful for a scientist studying the crystals in a sample of granite?
What is C-microscope
200
The complete body of fossils that shows how species and ecosystems change over time
What is fossil record
200
hot, melted rock below the surface of Earth
What is magma
200
You find an igneous rock. It has large crystals and a very rough textures. Where was this rock most likely formed?
What is rocks formed from magma often have large crystals and a coarse texture
200
What can you infer about the hardness of sandstone as compared to that of hale and limestone?
What is sandstone is subjects to more pressure- harder
200
Which type of rock do palentologists use to study past climates?
What is D-sedimentary
300
A table that divides the Earth`s history into eras, periods, epochs, and so forth
What is geological timescale
300
Igneous and sedimentary rock changed from pressure or heat
What is metamorphic rock
300
Sedimentary rock almost always forms in horizontal layers. Explain why.
What is sedimentary rocks form in horizontal layers because each rock is layered over time.
300
Geologists consider metals to be nonrenewable resources. Explain why.
What is It takes a long time to make metal
300
Which type of rock is formed when heat and pressure changes but does not melt rock?
What is C-metamorphic
400
Forms when molten rock cools and hardens
What is igneous rock
400
Any substance extracted from the Earth
What is mineral resource
400
In what type of rock are you most likely to find a fossil? Explain.
What is you are most likely to find a fossil in sedimentary rock becuase it is made from parts of animals
400
Suggest one way to help conserve metals.
What is recycle- conserve metal
400
Geologists classify rocks a igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. On what do geologists base this system of classification?
What is D-a method of formation of the rocks
500
A fossil associated with a particular span of geological time
What is index fossil
500
A continuous process in which rocks change from one type to another
What is rock cycle
500
Which is the greater unit of time: an era or epoch?
What is era
500
Which is the lesser unit of time: a period or an eon?
What is period
500
Which equipment would be most useful for comparing the densities of a sample of granite and a sample of limestone?
What is A-graduated cylinder and digital balance
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