U4L1 Gr 8 Science Fusion

Using current geologic processes to explain from Earth's history.

• Uniformitarianism
• Deposition
• Fossil Record
• Geologic Processes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.

• Fossils
• Uniformitarianism
• Climate
• Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, waste, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.

• Trace Fossil
• Sedimentary Rock
• Uniformitarianism
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

• Climate
• Temperature
• Atmosphere
• Uniformitarianism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A long cylinder of ice obtained from drilling through ice caps or ice sheets; used to study past climates.

• Ice Core
• Icicle
• Ice Cream Cone
• Popsicle

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A natural process whereby Earth's features are modified.

• Geologic Processes
• Petrification
• Climate
• Uniformitarianism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The process by which organic matter exposed to minerals over a long period is turned into a stony substance.

• Petrification
• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Rocks that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth's surface, followed by cementation.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Petrification
• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The history of life in the geologic past as indicated by traces or remains of living things.

• Fossil Record
• Facebook
• Uniformitarianism
• Geologic Processes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The process by which material is laid down.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Petrification