EH Investigation 1

What is the name of a scientist who studies rocks?

• meteorologist

• geologist

• rockologist

• astronomer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2) What state is the Grand Canyon located in?

• Colorado

• Arizona

• New Mexico

• Utah

3) Which rock has calcite and fizzes with acid?

• limestone

• granite

• sandstone

• shale

Which vocabulary word is the thickness of a bed of rock over a distance?

• calcite

• canyon

• layer

• mountain

What is the height of land above sea level?

• landform

• calcite

• correlate

• elevation

6) Which vocabulary word is a natural feature on the Earth's surface?

• landform

• elevation

• calcite

• geologist

7) Which rock is flat, thin, and mostly gray or black? It does not fizz with acid.

• limestone

• sandstone

• shale

• granite

Who was the man who traveled through the entire Grand Canyon and mapped it?

• John Glenn

• Donald trump

• Gene Shoemaker

• John Powell

What carbonate mineral is in limestone that fizzes with acid?

• sand

• calcite

• quartz

• silt

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which vocabulary word means to match rock layers from one location to the next?

• landform

• elevation

• correlation

• layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3