Landforms
Fossils
Fossil Fuels
Sedimentary Rock
100
When we had sand and blew through a straw we were demonstrating what?
Sand Dune
100
What are the steps for creating your own fossil?
Roll clay in ball
Press figure in clay and remove
Mix powder and water to create plaster
Pour in plaster
Sit over night
Separate plaster from clay
100
Name the 3 fossil fuels
Coal, Oil, natural gas
100
rocks are broken into small pieces and remain in place
Weathering
200
High walls in a canyon are formed by what?
A river (body of water flowing) or floods
200
A scientist finds the plant fossil shown. Which question can the scientist most likely answer by examining this fossil?
What was the environment like in the area when the plant was alive? It was a forest
200
Definition of renewable resource
Generally always available can be replaced quickly.
200
Pressure presses the layers of sediment to turn into rock
Compaction
300
What is this a picture of?
River Delta
300
This fossil was found in the Sahara desert. What does its structure tell us about the past?
It tells us this area was once underwater since it is a fish.
300
What is the order to create fossil fuel
Decomposed matter, buried, pressure, heat
300
Piece of rock carried from place to place
Erosion
400
What was this formed by?
Glacier
400
If you are in Alaska and find a fossil with trees. What was the climate like then?
Warm, Tropical
400
Definition of Non-Renewable resource
Cannot be regenerated easily and being used up more quickly than we can replace.
400
Sediments fall to the bottom of the lake to form many layers
Deposition
500
What two landforms will be created by deposition by wind or water?
River Delta and Sand dune
500
Which plant and animals were found in the same layer?
Alligator rib/Lily Pad
500
Put this in order:
1. Oil found many millions year later underground
2. Heat and pressure are applied
3. Sea animals die and are buried under many layers.
3, 2, 1
500
What is the order that sedimentary rock is created?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation