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LANDFORMS
EARTH
ROCK
FOSSIL RECORD
DUOS
100
THIS LANDFORM IS WIDE AND OFTEN CAUSED BY A GLACIER
What is U-SHAPED VALLEY
100
THIS PROCESS IS THE RESULT OF THE EARTH SPINNING ON ITS AXIS
What is ROTATION
100
THIS PROCESS BREAKS ROCKS DOWN INTO PIECES
What is WEATHERING
100
THIS IS THE ONLY TYPE OF ROCK ASSOCIATED WITH FOSSILS
What is SEDIMENTARY
100
EROSION =
What is MOVING
200
THIS DEPOSIT FORMS AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER AND IS MADE UP OF SEDIMENTS THAT BEGAN AS A MOUNTAIN
What is DELTA
200
THE TIME EXPRESSED IN HOURS AND DAYS THAT IT TAKES THE EARTH TO COMPLETE ONE ROTATION
What is 24 HOURS / 1 DAY
200
THIS IS THE MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENTS BY WIND OR WATER
What is EROSION
200
THIS IS THE LAYER WHERE THE OLDEST FOSSILS CAN BE FOUND
What is BOTTOM
200
WEATHERING =
What is BREAKING
300
THIS HOLE IN THE GROUND IS THE RESULT OF AN IMPACT BY A METEORITE
What is CRATER
300
THIS IS THE COMPASS DIRECTION THAT THE SUN APPEARS TO RISE IN EACH MORNING
What is EAST
300
THIS PROCESS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMATION OF DELTAS, BEACHES, AND LAYERS OF SEDIMENTS
What is DEPOSITION
300
THIS IS THE MOST COMMON FOSSIL EVIDENCE OF AN ANCIENT FOREST HABITAT
What ARE PLANTS (LEAVES, PINE NEEDLES, FERNS)
300
ROTATION =
What is DAY AND NIGHT
400
THIS LANDFORM IS CHARACTERIZED BY STEEP SIDES WORN SMOOTH BY FAST MOVING FLOOD WATERS
What is CANYON
400
THIS CONSEQUENCE OF ROTATION IS WHY WE HAVE AN "a.m." AND "p.m."
What is DAY AND NIGHT
400
THIS IS THE CAUSE WHEREBY LAYERS OF SEDIMENTS BECOME SANDSTONE
What is COMPACTION
400
THIS IS THE FOSSIL EVIDENCE YOU'D EXPECT TO FIND RECORDING THE PRESENCE OF AN ANCIENT SEA OR OCEAN
What is SHELLFISH OR FISH SKELETONS
400
GLACIER =
What is WIDE U SHAPED VALLEY
500
THIS MINERAL DEPOSIT IS OFTEN FOUND HANGING FROM THE ROOF OF A CAVE
What is STALACTITE
500
THIS CAN BE OBSERVED STRETCHING TO THE WEST IN THE MORNING AND EAST IN THE AFTERNOON
What is SHADOW
500
THIS AGENT IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF WEATHERING, EROSION, AND DEPOSITION
What is WATER
500
UNDER THE CORRECT CONDITIONS, ANCIENT PLANTS AND ANIMALS CAN DECOMPOSE TO FORM THIS TYPE OF ENERGY
What ARE FOSSIL FUELS
500
SANDSTONE =
What is COMPACTION