Week of 4/11: Landforms/Sed.Rock/FossilFuels/Fossils

A landform created from weathering and erosion by a river or flood

• U shaped Valley

• V shaped Valley (Canyon)

• Glacier

• floodplain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A delta is...

• A low area between higher areas

• A triangular landform created by deposition where a river empties into another body of water

• Hill formed by wind blowing and depositing sediment in a new location

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The removal, movement, or carrying of sediment from one place to another by water, wind, or ice is...

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Landforms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past

• Fossil Fuel

• Sedimentary Rock

• Fossil

• Coal

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Sediment is...

• A type of rock formed in layers over millions of years

• Piece of rock broken down by weathering

• The breaking down of rocks into very small particles by gravity, wind, water and ice

• To break down into smaller parts

Weathering

• The removal and movement of sediment from one place to another.

• The buildup of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location.

• The breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind and ice.

A nonrenewable fuel such as coal, oil or natural gas formed a long time ago from the remains of organisms is called...

• Fossils

• A swamp or ocean

• Fossil Fuels

• Sedimentary Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The Formation of Sedimentary Rock is caused by...

• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

• Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Cementation and Compaction

Force of objects pushing on other objects

• Friction

• Gravity

• Push or Pull

• Pressure

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A flammable material without a definite form, produced from the remains of marine organisms in an ocean that are buried under layers of sediment is called...

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Fossil Fuels