Landforms
What covers most of the Earth?
What is water
At what speed doe erosion happen?
Slow
At what speed does weathering happen?
Fast
What is the definition of a fossil?
Is a print or part of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
How are Earthquakes and volcanoes alike?
They change land quickly
What kind of water is a glacier made of?
Fresh water
Does gravity cause erosion?
True or Yes
What is a type of chemical weathering?
A penny turning
How do fossils form?
The plant or animal die. Layers of mud and sand cover the item. These layers turn to rock after a long time. What is left of the item turns to rock too. A print of the item is left in the rock.
What causes a landslide?
Gravity pulling rocks down hill.
A river forms when water runs?
Downhill
What is an example of living things causing erosion?
Squirrels making tunnels
What is a type of physical weathering?
Ice wedging
How might amber help scientists?
Scientists can see the trapped animals.
How are islands formed?
Volcanoes
A lake forms when water fills?
Low places on land
What type of erosion happens in a desert?
Wind
What is a type of biological weathering?
Animal burrows
Weeds growing through cracks in rocks
what does extinct mean?
A plant or animal no longer lives on Earth.
What is a glacier?
A large body of moving ice.
What is the definition of a landform?
Is a natural feature on Earth. They are different shapes and sizes.
What is the definition of Erosion?
Is when wind, water, or other causes move rocks and soil.
What is the definition of weathering?
Is when water, ice, or wind breaks down rocks into small pieces.
What are the three reasons scientists study fossils?
1. To see how plants and animals change over time.
2. For clues about these plants and animals.
3. Learn how Earth has changed slowly over time.
What kind of fossil is a dragonfly?
It is a print or a shape left in a rock