Patterns of Earth's Features

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Weathering can change any type of rocks.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which process created the Grand Canyon?

• landslides

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• earthquakes

Removing trees can ___________ the process of soil erosion.

• slow down

• prevent

• speed up

• not change

Which contributes to the formation of sand dunes?

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• terminus

Which does not contribute to weathering?

• growing plants

• flowing water

• chemical reactions

• freezing water

Without vegetation, soil can be blown or washed away. This is because______________?

• plants create CO2

• Plants have floweres, whose pollen is sticky

• the roots of plants grow straight down

• Plants' roots hold soil together

Which statement best describes the amount of time it takes for wind, water, and ice to change the shape of landforms?

• It takes a very long time for them to wear away landforms

• They change landforms very quickly

• They shape landforms quickly and slowly

• they have no effect on landforms

A scientific theory that the EArth's crust is made up of moving plates is called

• topography

• fault theory

• plate tectonics

• continental theory