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Slow or fast change? Mudslide
Fast
Slow
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Which is a slow change to the Earth's surface?
canyon
rock slide
volcanic eruption
earthquake
3
Which is the youngest layer of Sedimentary Rock?
top
middle
bottom
4
Which of these is formed by glaciers scraping down through mountains?
delta
valley
river
ocean
5
A shell fossil proves there was once ________ in the area.
desert
forest
water
6
If the same fossil is found in two different areas it means they are the same age.
false
true
7
Planting crops in the ground can prevent soil erosion.
false
true
8
Sedimentary Rocks form in layers from the bottom- up.
true
false
9
Which of these is caused by erosion from a river over a long time?
canyon
ocean
delta
glacier
10
Step cropping and strip farming help keep soil from eroding.
false
true
11
A tree leaf fossil proves there was once ________ in the area.
desert
forest
water
12
Which of these is formed by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river?
glacier
delta
lake
canyon
13
How are islands formed?
Earthquakes
Erosion
Volcanos
Landslides
14
Deposition Wears away rocks and breaks them into smaller pieces.
false
true
15
What is erosion?
build up of sediment
breaking down of rocks
movement of sediment
16
Weathering moves sediment from one place to another.
true
false
17
What is deposition?
build up of sediment
movement of sediment
breaking down of rocks
18
Which process in a fast change to Earth's surface?
erosion
weathering
fossilization
earthquake
19
Stalagmites form in a cave because of deposition.
true
false
20
Slow or fast change? Earthquake
Slow
Fast
21
Where is the oldest layer of Sedimentary Rock?
top
bottom
middle
22
Slow or fast change? weathering
Fast
Slow
23
If a scientist finds a fossil of a deer. Which environment was most likely there in the past?
forest
ocean
river
desert
24
Slow or fast change? volcanic eruption
Slow
Fast
25
Which is the first step to fossil formation?
Animal dies and sinks into the mud (sediment).
Sediment forms sedimentary rock.
The sedimentary rock contains a fossil.
Deposits of sediment cover the animal's body.
26
Slow or fast change? landslide
Fast
Slow
27
Slow or fast change? Erosion
Slow
Fast
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Fossils are found in metamorphic rock.
true
false
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What is weathering?
breaking down of rocks
building up of seiment
movement of sediment
