Younger than the rock layer it goes through

What is an intrusion?

When molten rock moves through existing rock Layers.

When a mineral's atoms have a specific arrangemen.

How much space/matter an object takes up

What is Polaris' altitude?

It's equal to the observer's latitude.

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Earth Science Midterm Review

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1
preserved remains or traces of living things from the geological past is the definition of...
A fossil
A rock
A mineral
A stone
2
Intrusions are...
Younger than the rock layer it goes through
Older than the rock layer it goes through
3
The biosphere consists of...
All life on Earth
Non- living things
The animals in the water
The animals who eat leaves
4
What is an intrusion?
Occurs when rock layers move horizontally
When a drill cuts through rocks
When molten rock reaches the earth's surface
When molten rock moves through existing rock Layers.
5
What is Crystalline?
When a mineral's atoms have a specific arrangemen.
When crystals form
when crystals are broken down into smaller pieces.
When minerals are put in a certin order.
6
What is Density?
How much space/matter an object takes up
Hoe big or small an object is
A chemical change in an object
How much an object weighs
7
What is Polaris' altitude?
It's equal to the observer's latitude.
0 degrees south
90 degrees west
45 degrees north
8
The earth was formed...
Scientists don't know when the earth was formed.
542 million years ago
0.1 billion years ago
4.6 billion years ago
9
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Knowledge of science!
Pen or pencil
Earth science reference table
10
What is an example of chemical change
Cutting wood
Baking a Cake
Burning wood
Making orange juice
11
What is a layer of the atmosphere?
Upper mantle
Biosphere
Troposphere
Geosphere
12
what is an example of a sedimentary rock?
Shale
Olivine
Slate
Granite
13
What is the equation for density?
D=m/v
all of the above
D=v/m
D=g/m
14
What type of rock forms under extreme heat and pressure?
pebbles
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks

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