Erosion & Deposition
Fossils
Landforms
Vocabulary
100
The movement of weathered rock and soil by water, wind, or ice.
What is erosion?
100
The remains or imprint of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
What is a fossil?
100
The type of Earth material you would most like find in a canyon.
What are boulders?
100
Decaying plant and animal matter, great for growing plants.
What is humus?
200
When sediments settle in a new place.
What is deposition?
200
In layers of sedimentary rock, you will find the youngest fossils in the layers in this part of the rock.
What is near the top?
200
In a valley, you most likely find this Earth material. It's also the name of Fred Flintstone's daughter. 
What are pebbles?
200
Pieces of weathered rock, such as sand, deposited by wind, water, and ice.
What are sediments?
300
These form in the desert when wind carries sand into large piles.
What are sand dunes?
300
In layers of sedimentary rock, you will find the oldest fossils in the layers in this part of the rock.
What is near the bottom?
300
In the meander, you will find this Earth material. You can also find it on most beaches.
What is sand?
300
A large amount of water flowing over land that is usually dry.
What is a flood?
400
To give our stream tables more power, we increased this variable. In math, its formula is m =(y₂ - y₁)/(x₂ - x₁) or simply, "rise over run"
What is slope?
400
(Answer "what is yes" or "what is no") If you found a fish fossil in the middle of the desert, it would be evidence that the area was once covered by an ocean.
What is yes?
400
You will find this Earth material in a delta.
What is silt?
400
Any living thing.
What is an organism?
500
The most recent layer of the Grand Canyon. It sounds like a Middle Eastern dish served on a skewer, as we recognize Muslim Heritage Month.
What is the Kaibab Formation?
500
Fossils are found in this type of rock, which forms over years of erosion and deposition.
What is sedimentary rock?
500
Which religion do we honor in January?
What is Islam, or who are the muslims?
500
A scientist who studies Earth, its materials, and its history.
What is a geologist?