Geoscience Processes and Fossils

What is the process called that involves the Earth's crust dividing into plates that move constantly?

• Sedimentation

• Plate Tectonics

• Erosion

• Fossilization

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Which process involves the wearing away of rocks and soil by natural forces like water and wind?

• Sedimentation

• Plate Tectonics

• Erosion

• Fossilization

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What is the process by which sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediment?

• Sedimentation

• Plate Tectonics

• Erosion

• Fossilization

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What are fossils often compared to?

• a window to the past

• old bones

• decaying carcasses

• money that someone forgot about

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What do body fossils consist of?

What is an example of a trace fossil?

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What can amber fossils preserve?

Fossils can tell scientists about the environment in which the organism lived by providing clues about its climate, geology, and ecology.

• They provide information about the climate, geology, and ecosystem conditions.

• They only show the physical structure of the organism.

• They reveal details about the organism's diet exclusively.

• They do not offer any environmental information.

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what is the acronym for weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation?

When organisms die, they leave behind a thin layer as they decompose. What is left behind? *The process creates a film that outlines the shape of a creature

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