Rocks
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
What is a trace fossil?
Something left behind by animals, could be fossilized tracks, eggs, droppings...
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
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Who won the 2020 World Series?
LA Dodgers
Name 3 ways people use rocks.
Decoration, roads, building
Which types of rock contain most fossils?
Sedimentary
What are the 2 types of weathering, and name an example of each
Mechanical, Chemical
What is frost wedging?
When water freezes between cracks in rocks, causing cracks to increase in size
Name 3 types of whales.
Orca, grey whale, blue whale, beluga, sperm whale, narwhal, humpback
What are igneous rocks made of?
Cooled and hardened magma.
How does an animal go extinct?
More organism are dying than are being born
Natural catastrophes, disease, hunting...
What are the 4 agents of weathering?
Gravity, Glaciers, Wind, Water
What factors affect the rate of weathering?
Precipitation and temperature
How tall is Captain America?
6 ft 2 in
What are the 4 steps to create sedimentary rocks?
Erosion, Transportation/Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
Name 1 theory on how petroleum was formed?
Phytoplankton was pressed underground under heat and pressure
God placed it there in creation
Name 1 agent of erosion, and the factor that affects the rate of that agent.
Water - turbulence
How was coal formed?
Name all the states in our country that start with the letter A
Alaska, Arkansas, Arizon, Alabama
Put the rock cycle into your own words.
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Name 2 different types of fossils and how they form.
Fossil- organism is rapidly buried, could form in sediments or ice
Fossil trap- Animals caught in sap or tar
Carbon Prints- organism get stuck between sediment, pushed flat from pressure
What is soil?
A mixture of inorganic earth material and organic nutrients
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
Heat and pressure
Name 1 of California's senators.
Diane Feinstein, Alex Padilla