from Rocks and Fossils Vocabulary

Which word means very small pieces of matter?

• minerals

• particles

• deposits

• erosion

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means a slow process of being worn away?

• particles

• deposits

• erosion

• principles

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means general theories or facts?

• principles

• minerals

• deposits

• erosion

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means amounts of something left in one place by a natural process?

• particles

• minerals

• erosion

• deposits

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means solid substances made of one or more simple chemicals?

• deposits

• minerals

• particles

• principles

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Choose the word group that has about the same meaning of the underlined word. Gold and silver are types of minerals.

• vitamins

• living things

• frozen liquids

• solid substances

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the word group that has about the same meaning of the underlined word. Atoms are particles that form the building blocks of matter.

• boulders

• continents

• very small pieces

• medium-size stones

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the word group that has about the same meaning of the underlined word. The miners were able to locate deposits of coal.

• hot liquid rock

• crystal patterns

• complete lack of

• amounts in one place

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the word group that has about the same meaning of the underlined word. The hurricane caused erosion along the coast.

• rainfall

• creation

• acculmulation

• wearing away

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Which word is a synonym for principles in the sentence? The principles of plate tectonics suggest that Earth's plates are always moving.

• theories or facts

• parts and pieces

• questions and answers

• forces such as magnetism

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A