2nd Quarter Assessment Review Part 1

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The layers of rock below have not been disturbed. Which layer should have the oldest fossils? Options: Layer 2, Layer 4, Layer 6, Layer 8

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Layer 2

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According to uniformitarianism, how does geologic change happen?

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gradually

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Coal comes from fossilized trees. Today, the Arctic is too cold to grow trees, but coal deposits have been found there. What can be inferred?

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The Arctic was warmer at some time in the past.

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Two rocks of similar size and shape. One is granite, an igneous rock, while the other is sandstone, a sedimentary rock. After 1000 years, how will weathering affect them?

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After 1000 years weathering will affect the sandstone alot, granite some.

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Which statement describes how rock characteristics affect rates of weathering? Options: Rocks with metamorphic rock weather more quickly than sedimentary rocks., Rocks with gaps and cracks weather more quickly than smooth rocks. , Rocks without minerals weather more quickly than rocks with many minerals., Rocks buried deep underground weather more quickly than surface rocks.

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Rocks with gaps and cracks weather more quickly than smooth rocks.

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All the following things scientists learn by studying fossils EXCEPT? What past environments were like, How Earth’s surface has changed, Evidence of how life has changed over time, Which continent dinosaurs liked best

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Which continent dinosaurs liked best

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What type of rock is basalt?

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igneous rock

Front

Which series shows a river from its youngest age to its oldest?

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Front

The photograph below shows scratched and grooved bedrock with boulders on its surface. These were most likely formed by

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A glacier dragged rocks over the bedrock

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Point C on the diagram best depicts which of these geologic processes? Erosion, Lithification (compaction and cementation), Deposition, Metamorphism (heat and pressure)

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Erosion