The remains of traces of an organism that lived long ago.
fossil
100
a natural feature of earth's surface is a
landform
100
What are the two parts of the core called
inner and outer
100
How does a tree become petrified?
Tree's wood is replaced by rock
100
What is a cinder cone volcano?
violent eruption with sides that are steeper, and built up quicker
200
A landform much higher than the land around it
Mountain
200
What kind of land does a plain have?
flat land
200
What is the upper mantle made of?
melted rock
200
What kind of information can you learn from foot print fossils
how big the creature may have been
200
What is a shield volcano
slow-moving lava, has gently sloping sides
300
A landform that forms where lava flows on Earth's surface.
Volcano
300
How is a delta formed?
movement of sand
300
Where do most earthquakes occur?
In the crust, on Fault lines
300
What is a fossil record
Total number of fossils found, including the information that is found from them.
300
How do Volcano's form?
Earth's plates move toward each other, with one plate on top. The mantle melts the plate above it, causing magma to rise and form volcano
400
The shape of landforms in an area
topography
400
How is a dune formed?
movement of sand
400
Which layer includes the land we live on and the land under water?
Crust
400
Name 2 different types of fossils
mold, petrified, cast, trace
400
What would it mean if fossils of sunflowers were found in Antarctica?
That Antarctica was at one point warmer.
500
The dropping of soil and rock by rivers
deposition
500
a large, moving mass of ice
glacier
500
Why does the inner core remain solid?
There is a lot of pressure on it.
500
How does a fossil form?
The animal gets covered by sediment. Then the soft parts of the animal decompose. The sediment takes form of the once living animal, creating a fossil.