This is the type of rock where fossils are most commonly found.
sedimentary rock
100
What type of cloud stretches from low to high elevations and brings thunder and lightening?
Cumlulonimbus
100
These clouds look thin and wispy and can signal an upcoming change in the weather, such as a storm approaching.
cirrus clouds
200
This is what happens when liquid water changes to water vapor.
evaporation
200
This type of rock is formed from layers of sediments under lots of pressure.
What is a sedimentary rock?
200
This is what trilobite fossils found in limestone around Utah shows.
What is Utah used to be the sea floor of an ancient ocean?
What are some parts of Utah used to be swampy wetlands?
(Other answers may be acceptable)
200
What causes holes in volcanic rock?
Gas bubbles
200
This is what causes rain to turn to snow.
colder temperature
300
The stage of the water cycle where water vapor changes into liquid water.
condensation
300
This type of rock is created from another rock that has been changed by heat and pressure.
What is a metamorphic rock?
300
This fossil is created when an animal steps into the mud, is sometimes buried, and eventually hardens into solid rock.
a trace fossil
300
Obsidian, granite, and Basalt are what type of rock?
Igneous
300
This is the name of the tool that measures temperature.
a thermometer
400
This is what determines what state of matter water takes.
the temperature
400
These are the three layers of soil.
What are topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock?
400
This type of fossil is created in amber, tar, or ice and keeps the organism close to its original state.
a preserved remains fossil
400
When water evaporates the vapor rises up into the air until it ________ and begins to condense.
cools down
400
This is the name of a tool used to measure air pressure.
barometer
500
This is the source of energy that causes liquid water to turn into water vapor.
the sun
500
This is the process of breaking apart rocks and moving the sediments to another place.
weathering and erosion
500
This type of fossil is formed when an organism dies, leaving behind an imprint of its shape which fills with minerals and sediments. This creates a "copy" of the original organism.
a mold and cast fossil
500
What must rain do to be helpful to farmers?
soak into the soil
500
This is the name of a tool used to measure wind speed.