Evidence of change from fossils and rock formations.

Multiple Choice

Sediments are tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which are deposit most of the sediments?

• Water

• Wind

Multiple Choice

Sedimentary rock forms from sediments that are not pressed together in layers.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Fossils, remains or imprints of living things from the

• Past

• Present

Multiple Select

Fossils give scientists information about

• environment in the past

• Relative age of fossils

Multiple Choice

When a volcano erupts, it releases rocks, gases, and hot liquid rock called lava

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An island can form when underwater rock builds up to reach above the ocean surface

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

During an earthquake, the sudden slip of two plates can cause not cracks

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When Water is interrupt rock layers canyon can forms.

• True

• False

Earth and Its Changing Features

Evidence from Rocks and Fossils

Multiple Choice

What can scientists learn from examining the rock layers?

• I think scientists examine rock layers to learn about organisms that lived in the past.

• I think scientists examine rock layers to learn about how the surface of the Earth changes over time.

• I don't think rock layers help scientists learn about organisms that lived in the past or how the surface of the Earth has changed. They examine rock layers to identify rocks and minerals.

• I think scientists examine rock layers to learn about organisms that lived in the past and how the surface of the Earth has changed.

Multiple Select

What can scientists learn from fossils?

• Fossils give scientists information about environments of the past.

• Scientists can also determine the relative age of fossils based on the layer of rock in which they are found.

• Some fossils also provide clues to a rock layer's relative age.

• How wind and water deposit most of the sediments.

Vocabulary

• fossil

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

Multiple Choice

fossil

• tiny bits of soil or rock

• sediments pressed together

• remains or imprints of living things from the past

Multiple Choice

sedimentary rock

• sediments pressed together in layers

• tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited

• remains or imprints of living things fromthe past

Multiple Choice

sediments

• remains or imprints of living things from the past

• ammonites

• tiny bits of soil or rock broken down and deposited

Multiple Select

earth forces

• volcano eruption

• car crash

• earthquakes

• flow of river

Multiple Choice

_____ form from sediments that are cemented or pressed together.

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Sands

• Sedimentary rocks

Multiple Choice

The fossil shown in the picture was discovered near a forest. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.

The environment of the forest was most likely once _______________________.

• dry and home to many animals

• covered in rocks

• covered with water

• covered with dirt

Multiple Choice

The oldest layer of rock is layer _________________, and the youngest layer of rock is layer ____________________.

• 1; 5

• 2;4

• 3;2

• 4;3

Multiple Select

Which two statements about the rock fault can be supported by evidence shown in the diagram?

• The fault is always older than the rocks that surround it.

• The fault is created by erosion and weather.

• The fault is caused by deep cracks in Earth's crust.

• The fault is younger than the rock that surrounds it.

Multiple Choice

What is the best explanation of how the rock strata shifted?

• Weathering flipped over the rock strata.

• Folding bent the layers and formed mountains.

• An earthquake shifted the rock strata downward.

• Sedimentary rock was deposited over the rock layers.

Multiple Select

The diagram shows rock layers with index fossils. Which two index fossils show that the layers of the key beds were formed at the same time?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Arrange the sequence of events that could lead to land fossils being found between layers of sea animals. Which happened first?

• Land fossils form.

• Sea levels go down.

• New marine fossils form.

• Sea levels go back up.

• Ocean animals fossilize.

Multiple Choice

Arrange the sequence of events that could lead to land fossils being found between layers of sea animals. Which happened second?

• Land fossils form.

• Sea levels go down.

• New marine fossils form.

• Sea levels go back up.

• Ocean animals fossilize.

Multiple Choice

Arrange the sequence of events that could lead to land fossils being found between layers of sea animals. Which happened third?

• Land fossils form.

• Sea levels go down.

• New marine fossils form.

• Sea levels go back up.

• Ocean animals fossilize.

Multiple Choice

Arrange the sequence of events that could lead to land fossils being found between layers of sea animals. Which happened fourth?

• Land fossils form.

• Sea levels go down.

• New marine fossils form.

• Sea levels go back up.

• Ocean animals fossilize.

Multiple Choice

Arrange the sequence of events that could lead to land fossils being found between layers of sea animals. Which happened fifth?

• Land fossils form.

• Sea levels go down.

• New marine fossils form.

• Sea levels go back up.

• Ocean animals fossilize.