Unit 7 Lesson 1 How Do Rock Layers Change?

Determine the relative age. Which is older the sandstone or limestone?

• Sandstone

• Limestone

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Determine the relative age. Which is older the mudstone or siltstone?

• Mudstone

• Siltstone

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Determine the relative age. Which is the youngest rock layer?

• Mudstone

• Siltstone

• Conglomerate

• Limestone

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Determine the relative age. Which is the oldest rock layer?

• Conglomerate

• Sandstone

• Mudstone

• Limestone

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A fossil is the remains or traces of an ancient organism.

• True

• False

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Fossils Provide us with what type of information?

• The age of rocks

• History of a certain area

• What type or organisms were present in the past.

• All the above

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What caused the rocks in this picture to bend

• Earthquake

• Pressure and heat

• Animals burrowing

• Weathering

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What might have caused the cracks in rocks?

• Heat

• Earthquake

• Animal burrowing

• Pressure

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How was the Grand Canyon Formed?

• Many layers of rocks were laid down. The river carved out the canyon as it flowed over the rock layers.

• A few layers of rocks were laid down. Wind only carved out the canyon.

• Many layers of rocks were laid down. Wind only carved out the canyon.

• No layers of rocks were laid down. Glaciers carved out the canyon as it flowed over the rock layers.

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Earthquakes cause...

• Slow changes to rocks

• Fast changes to rocks

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