Module 1 Earth Features Review

The oldest layer of rock is always found in the ________ layer.

• top

• middle

• bottom

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The youngest layer of rock is the _________ layer.

• top

• middle

• bottom

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the process in which a force acts on a rock and breaks it into smaller pieces over time?

• Ice

• Weathering

• Gravity

• Erosion

When rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place it is called __________________.

• Gravity

• Weathering

• Ice

• Erosion

If fossils of coral and sponges are found in a layer of rock, what would that tell us about the area in which they are found?

• was at one time very cold

• was at one time an ocean

• was at one time a forest

• was at one time a desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If fossils of ferns are found in a layer of rock, what would that tell us about the area in which they are found?

• was at one time very cold

• was at one time an ocean

• was at one time a wetland

• was at one time a desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A scientist who studies rock layers is called a _____________.

• archeologist

• paleontologist

• geologist

• astronomer

A scientist who studies fossils is called a ________________.

• archeologist

• paleontologist

• geologist

• astronomer

What is causing the sidewalk to crack and split apart in the picture?

• Gravity moves the rocks down the hill.

• Wind blows the rocks down the hill.

• Roots push into the cracks as the plant grows.

• Water freezes in the cracks and expands.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What causes the rocks to crack and split apart in the picture?

• Wind blows the rocks down the hill.

• Gravity moves the rocks down the hill.

• Roots push into the cracks as the plant grows.

• Water freezes in the cracks and expands.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2