Amplify Earth Processes Vocabulary

Front

New rock layers form on ______ of existing rock layers.

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top

Front

What is a fossil?

Back

a clue about life preserved in rock

Front

The environment of Desert Rocks National Park has always been the same. True or False?

Back

False

Front

Who is a scientist that studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the earth?

Back

geologist

Front

Lower rock layers are _____ than the layers above them.

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older

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

weathering

Front

What do we call the natural process of rock formation?

Back

lithification

Front

What is the term for the study of fossils?

Back

paleontology

Front

What is the layer of soil and rock that covers the Earth's surface called?

Back

crust

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

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plate tectonics