Earth Test Part 2

Vocab

100

Any evidence of an organism (any living thing) that lived in the past. 

Fossil

200

Very small pieces of sedimentary rock that can be easily moved by wind or water

Sediment

300

The breaking down of Earth's crust

Weathering

400

The movement of the Earth's crust that has been broken down

When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited or dropped in another location

Erosion

Deposition

500

Sand and Sediment that is dropped off at the mouth of a river

Delta

Questions

100

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which type of rock?

a. Magma

b. Igneous

c. Metamorphic

d. Sedimentary

C. Metamorphic

200

This rock forms when bits of other rocks become pressed into solid layers over a long period of time.  

          What type of rock is it?

1. Sedimentary

2. Igneous

3. Schist

4. Metamorphic 

1. Sedimentary

300

This rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid. What type of rock is this?

1. Lava

2. Sedimentary 

3. Igneous 

4. Metamorphic 

Igneous

400

Marine fossils are only found in aquatic environments. 

1. True 

2. False

False

500

Which layer of rock would the oldest fossils be found in?

1. Top layer

2. Bottom layer

3. Sedimentary layer

4. Middle layer

Bottom Layer

Questions

100

Fossils can provide evidence of how Earth's surface has changed over time.  T or F

True

200

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is an example of 

Erosion

300

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is an example of 

  

       __________________________.

Weathering

400

 Deltas forming at the mouth of a river is an example of __________________________________.

Deposition

500

Bonus Question**

WE watched a documentary about a Mountain El Cap.

That mountain was formed how?

1. Wind

2. Water

3. Ice

3. Ice