Vocabulary
This is a natural process that physically changes the form of rocks.
Weathering
Sandstone and Limestone are examples of this type of rock.
Sedimentary
What is the name of the process that a piece of sand/gravel (sediment) needs to go through to become a Sedimentary Rock?
Deposition / Being moved
Compaction / Getting squished together
Cementation / Getting glued together
This type of dating is used when you are talking about if a rock or fossil is "older" or "younger".
Relative-Age Dating
This type of fossil is used to help scientists date rocks that are far away from each other (ex. rock sample from Douglas and a rock sample from Asia)
Ex. Trilobite or Ammonite
Index Fossil
This is the process where rocks change from one type to another over a long time.
Rock Cycle
This type of rock is the most common type to have fossils found in it.
Sedimentary
What is the name of the process that a Sedimentary Rock needs to go through to become a Metamorphic Rock?
Heat and Pressure
Tell me your RELATIVE AGE compared to Ms. St. John.
We are YOUNGER than Ms. St. John
or
Ms. St. John is OLDER than we are
What is the name of the collection of fossils that document the history of life on Earth?
Fossil Record
This is the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.
Fossil
Marble and Quartzite are examples of this type of rock.
Metamorphic
What is the name of the process that a Metamorphic Rock needs to go through to become magma?
Melting
The Law of Superposition states that _________ rocks are found at the top and ________ rocks are found at the bottom.
Older
What is the name of the chart containing the names and time ranges of the eons, eras, periods, and other divisions of geologic time?
Geologic Time Scale
This is the process by which water, wind, ice, or gravity move and break down rocks, soil, and other materials on the surface of the land.
Erosion
Basalt and Granite are an example of this type of rock.
Igneous
What is the name of the process that a Metamorphic Rock needs to go through to become an Igneous Rock after it has turned into magma?
Cooling
This is the type of dating that is used to tell the exact date/age of a rock or fossil.
Absolute-Age Dating
What does unicellular mean?
Single Cell
or
One Cell
This is the idea/theory that the Earth's natural processes have always operated in the same way.
Law of Uniformitarianism
Rocks are characterized by their _________. This is how the rocks are FORMED.
What is the process that an Igneous Rock needs to go through to become a piece of sand/gravel (sediment)?
Weathering and Erosion
Tell me your ABSOLUTE AGE.
11 or 12 years old.
Species a lot of time need to learn to ___________ to be able to survive.
Adapt or Change