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4th Earth Science

Earth's systems: Processes that Shape Earth

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Emily finds a fossil in a rock. The fossil will help her determine the age of the rock. True
A scientist finds two fossils in different layers of sedimentary rock. The older fossil can be found at the top layer and the newer fossil can be found at bottom layer. False. The older fossil is the one in the lower layer of the rock. The newer fossil is the one in the top layer of the rock.
Tom finds a rock that contains some fossil bones. What can he conclude about this rock? It formed in water
What type of landform can form when water weathers and erodes layers of rock? Canyons
Water can weather rocks. True
Glaciers are one of the many things that can break rocks into smaller particles and move them around. True
What changes rocks into large, U-shaped valleys? Glaciers
How does wind weather rocks? It slams sediments into larger rocks
What can form when wind deposits sediment? a sand dune
Which Earth processes cause a sand dune to form? erosion and deposition
How can trees weather rock? by growing into cracks in the rocks
A landslide is the result of erosion by gravity. true
How can a farmer use living things to slow the rate of erosion in a sloping field? by planting crops in directions that block water from running straight downhill.
A continual series of processes in which rock changes form from one rock type to another... rock cycle
What are broken rock fragments or pieces called? sediment
The process in which water, wind, ice and heat break down rock. weathering
The process in which water, wind, ice and gravity transport sediment and soil from one location to another erosion
rock formed by another rock being altered by heat or pressure or both metamorphic rock
rock formed from the weathered remains of other rock being compacted or cemented together sedimentary rock
molten rock or a mineral "soup" found at or near the Earth's surface lava
molten rock or a mineral "soup" found under the Earth's surface magma
A type of rock formed by the cooling and hardening of molten material igneous rock
What is one cause of earthquakes? movements along faults
What can an underwater earthquake or an underwater volcanic eruption cause? a tsunami
Air pollution can be caused by what natural disaster? volcanic eruption
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