vocab
rocks
Grand Canyon
100
is a rock layer that is made up of more than one kind of rock
What is formation
100
difference how they form the reaction of acid is the calcite carbonate and the features buy the crystal or color
What is properties of 3 types of rocks
100
the Grand Canyon is in the Colorado Plateau
What is how is the Colorado Plateau related to the Grand Canyon
200
fossils are the remains or trace of organism that have been preserved in earths crust
What is a fossil
200
seashells and ex helling
What is calcium carbonate in limestone comes from
200
earth formed 4.5 billion years ago and the Grand Canyon formed 10 millions years ago
What is when was earth formed? Grand Canyon?
300
index fossil are fossils or organism that lived for a short amount of time, but in many places around the world
What is index fossil
300
granite, marble, sandstone, limestone, and shale
What is examples for each of rocks
300
weathering- is like breaking rocks apart to form small pieces or bits erosion-the removal and transportation of loose earth material transport- carry small pieces of eroded rock from one place to another deposition- the setting out the eroded earth material
What is weathering, erosion, transport, and deposition
400
differential erosion landforms shaped like step or cliffs and this happens when a mountain or plateau is made out of both soft, weak rock and hard , strong rock
What is differential erosion
400
s- cemented and compacted m- heat and pressure i- cools and hardens
What is the key words related to each rock type formation
500
they are important because they tell the age of the other rock layers and it give us evidence abut the prehistoric environment
What is why are index fossil useful
500
if you found coal then that means there once was a swamp
What is how does fossils type help provide clues to it prehistoric environment?
500
constructive- building mountains, crust formation, sediments destructive- weathering, erosion, and tectonic activity
What is constructive and destructive
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