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Science Test

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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amber   hardened tree sap, often a source of insect fossils  
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cast   formed or shaped within a mold  
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earthquake   a movement or vibration in Earth  
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erratics   isolated boulders left behind by a glacier  
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fault   a break in Earth's outer layewr caused by the movement of rocks  
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glacier   a large mass of snow and ice that moves over land  
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horizon   a layer of soil that is different from the layers above and below it  
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humus   left over decomposed plant and animal matter  
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igneous rock   fire made rock formed from hot, molten rock material  
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imprint   a fossil created by a print or impression  
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metamorphic rock   rock that has been changed by heat, by pressure, or by both  
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mineral   a naturally occurring substance that is neither plant nor animal  
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mold   a hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of the organism  
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moraine   rock debris carried and deposited by a glacier  
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outwash plains   gravel, sand, and clay carried from glaciers by melting water and streams  
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permeability   the rate at which water can pass through porous material  
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relative age   the age of something compared with the age of another thing  
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rock cycle   a process by which rocks are changed from one type into another  
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sedimentary rock   rock formed when bits or layers of rocks are cemented together  
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soil profile   a vertical section of soil from the surface down to bedrock  
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terminus   the end or outer margin of a glacier  
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What are three causes of erosions? SA   wind, waves, glaciers  
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Know this equation - SA   soil=tiny rocks + minerals + humus + water + air  
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What are the three main groups of rocks? SA   igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic  
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MC Rocks are made of   minerals, come in different shapes, colors, and sizes  
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MC Most fossils are found in   sedimentary rock and the layers help us to determine time order  
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MC Conglomerate   is pebbles and large grains of sand cemented together  
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MC Three properties used to identify minerals are   hardness, streak, and luster  
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MC The building blocks of rocks are   minerals  
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MC Luster   is the way light bounces off minerals  
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MC Relative age   is described using words like older, oldest, younger and youngest  
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MC Molten material below the Earth's surface is called   magma  
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MC The part of an animal's body most likely to become a fossil is   the bone, teeth, or a shell  
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MC Petrified means   "turned to stone". It happens when the once living parts of wood or bones are filled in by minerals.  
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MC A place in which animals got stuck and their bones were preseved as the material around them hardened is a   tar pit  
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MC The solid rock that maked up the Earth's outermost layer is the   crust  
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MC The layer below the crust is the   mantle  
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MC A liquid layer of Earth lying below the mantle is the   outer core  
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MC A sphere of solid material at Earths center is the   inner core  
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MC The solid rock layer which is broken apart into small rock pieces and minerals to form soil is called   bedrock  
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MC The top layer of soil that is rich in humus and minerals is called   topsoil  
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MC The space between soil particles is called   pore space  
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MC It takes about 100-1000 years for   an inch of topsoil to form.  
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MC Energy released as vibrations caused by rocks along fault lines moving and breaking are called   seismic waves  
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MC Seismic waves travel   in all directions  
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MC Scientists study earthquakes so they can   learn about the inside of Earth and to predict when they will happen.  
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MC Glaciers form when   more snow falls in winter than melts in the summer  
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MC Glaciers move   when the glacier beigns to melt and the water runs downhill.  
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MC Glacier till is   an unsorted mixture of rock materials deposited as a glacier melts  
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MC Glaciers have changed the Earth by   flattening and rounding the land and creating valleys  
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