Amplify Unit 3 Earth's Features

Amplify Unit 3 Earth's Features

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4th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do we determine the age of rock layers?

Back

Lower rock layers are older than the layers above them.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which layer of rock is typically the youngest?

Back

The topmost layer.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the role of geologists in studying rock layers?

Back

To observe the order of rock layers to infer the order of past environments.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does it mean to infer in geology?

Back

To draw conclusions about past environments based on the order of rock layers.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do different sedimentary rocks tell us about past environments?

Back

Different sediment builds up in different environments, so different kinds of sedimentary rocks form in different environments.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Sediment

Back

Small particles of rock and soil that accumulate in layers.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a scientific argument?

Back

A scientific argument is a reasoned explanation that answers a question using evidence.

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