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Fl 6th Grade Earth Science Mid Term Review 2
Fl 6th Grade Earth Science Mid Term Review 2
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GBMS 6th Grade Science
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what are the ways that rock can be broken down?
physical and chemical erosion
weathering and erosion
erosion and deposition
physical and chemical weathering
2
Brooke is older than Lauren is an example of
carbon dating
relative dating
dating your cousin
absolute dating
3
An asteroid hitting the Earth is a natural part of life
False
True
4
What causes the water in a river to flow downstream?
gravity
the fish in the river
the density of the water
a motor
5
Erosion would happen faster
on flat land in a rainy area
on a hill in the desert
on flat land in the desert
on a hill in a rainy area
6
The young rocks are on top of the old rocks is the theory of
superposition
rock layering
super star
uniformitarianism
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water freezes in the crack of a rock. What is the physical weathering factor?
ice
isotopes
the rock
wind
8
If the roof of an underground cave erodes and collapses, it would form a
canyon
river
sink hole
swimming pool
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Earth processes that happened explained by current Earth processes is known as
structuralism
mineralism
scienceism
uniformitarianism
10
The remains of a very old organism preserved in rock
precipitate
trace fossil
petrified wood
fossil
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A layer of rock missing in the geologic record
conformity
fossil record
unconformity
stolen property
12
How old is Earth?
4.6 million years
4.6 trillion years
4.6 billion years
460,000 years
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which one is NOT a trace fossil?
poop
bones
burrows
tracks
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Dropping sediment in a new location is known as
erosion
weathering
delta
deposition
15
This type of glacier forms rugged landscapes
alpine glacier
arctic glacier
frozen glacier
continental glacier
16
All of the fossils ever found make up the
fossil record
fossil index
fossil location
fossil store
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Most fossils are found in this kind of rock
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
old
18
Breaking down rock into smaller particles
rock break down
weathering
deposition
erosion
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The downhill slope of a river is called
gravity
graduation
gravy
gradient
20
A fossil of an animal track is called a
amber fossil
trace fossil
old fossil
Pangea
21
What is formed by the sediment deposited at the mouth of a river?
delta
a volcano
united
an island
22
Fossils used to estimate the age of the rocks they are found in
1/2 life
index fossils
old fossils
radiometric fossils
23
What living things help rocks weather chemically?
plants and animals
animals and water
plants
plants, animals and water
24
Rain washing the mulch out of a flowerbed is an example of
unmulching
erosion
weathering
deposition
25
Finding the actual age of something is called
potassium argon dating
relative dating
carbon dating
absolute dating