Rocks/Fossils
Give an example of sediment
sand, gravel, silt, small rocks
What are two things that can cause erosion?
Wind, water, ice,
What is sediment?
Sediment is small pieces of rock
Give an example of a noun
Any example of a person, place, thing or idea
Is this verb past, present, or future tense?
Is falling
present
How do fossils form?
Fossils form in sedimentary rock, when a plant/animal dies
What affects the amount of rock that water can erode?
The speed of water and the amount of time.
What is a fossil?
A fossil is a dead plant or animal that died in the water and was cemented in the rock
Give an example of an adjective
Any color, size, texture, quantity
What type of verb is this?
was eroding
Past progressive
How does sediment become rock?
The sediment compacts together and then cements into rock over thousands of years
Why would one canyon be deeper than another canyon?
The water running through is faster, or it has been running through for a longer time
What is a geologist?
A geologist is a scientist who studies the Earth (rocks, fossils)
Give an example of a verb
Any physical action, mental action, or state of being word
What shows the change in an environment?
The rocks and fossils!
How can there be different sedimentary rock layers in the same place?
The environment has changed over time.
Which canyon would be deeper?
A - a canyon that has slow moving water over 40,000 years
B - a canyon that has fast moving water over 40,000 years
C - a canyon that has no water
B
What is erosion?
When rock breaks, falls away
Give an example of a pronoun
he, it, they, we, my, I, you etc
That sedimentary rock fell through the canyon.
How do rocks provide information about what an enviroment was like in the past?
Different sedimentary rocks are formed in different environments. The fossils can also show why type of environment there was in the past.
If the river speed is faster, what happens to the depth of the canyon?
It will erode quicker and be deeper
What does stable mean?
Give an example of a prepositional phrase
Anything telling time or location + a phrase
Explain how to make a sedimentary rock model
first - water
second - sediment
third - compact
fourth - the rock compacts