erosion/weathering
breaking down and changing of rocks
physical feature on earths surface is a ___
landform
the ocean floor is also called the
continental shelf
a type of rock that is made from sediments that are pressed together in layers
sedimentary rocks
the remains or traces of things that lived a long time ago
fossils
large rocks are called
boulders
wide, flat area is a ___
plain
the valley down the center of a mid-ocean ridge is called a
rift valley
someone who studies rocks and other materials on earths surface
geologists
extinct
outermost layer of earth
a deep valley with steep sides that was created by water
canyon
trenches are
the deepest parts of the ocean floor
type of rock that is formed from volcanoes
igneous rock
Tools you may need to dig for fossils?
maps, brushes, chisels, hammers, magnifying glass
when wind and water move rocks or soil
erosion
a body of water surrounded by land
latitude is how far ___ or ____ a place is from the equator
north or south
someone who studies fossils
palentologists
living fossils are....
living things that are similar to fossils that have been found from millions of years ago
the earths crust is made up of what?
rocks
a landform that rises high above the earths surface
mountain
longitude is how far ___ or ____ a place is from the prime meridian
east or west
type of rock that is formed from pressure and heat and an original rock
metamorphic rock
the four types of fossils
trace, amber, mold, stone