Amplify - Earth's Features Chapter 3 - Vocabulary

Front

New rock layers form on ______ of existing rock layers.

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top

Front

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

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observe

Front

A rock that has many layers, is flat, and comes apart easily is most likely which type?

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sedimentary

Front

Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bottom rock layers of a cliff and mammal fossils in the middle rock layer of the cliff. Which could BEST be concluded from this evidence?

Back

Dinosaurs lived on Earth before the mammals.

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?

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weathering

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

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igneous

Front

What is the term for the study of fossils?

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paleontology

Front

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

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crust

Front

What type of rock is formed from existing rocks that have changed due to heat and pressure?

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metamorphic