Rock Layers

Rock layers with seashell fossils tell us...

• the area is part of the beach now.

• the area was covered by an ocean in the past.

• the area must be a desert.

• plants were located in this area.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Define patterns.

• Stacked levels of rocks with different compositions and fossils deposited over time with the oldest layers at the bottom and the youngest layers at the top

• A design or sequence that is repeated

• Information that supports an idea

• Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Define earthquake.

• Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries

• Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

• Rock arrangements, such as sea stacks, arches, mesas, and gorges, created by weathering, erosion, and other natural processes

• Stacked levels of rocks with different compositions and fossils deposited over time with the oldest layers at the bottom and the youngest layers at the top

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How can rock layers show that an earthquake occurred?

• The top layer is rocky.

• Layers do not line up along the fault line.

• The bottom layer always has lines in it.

• Layers line up perfectly.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do rock layers tell scientists about?

• Earth's weather

• Earth's present

• Earth's future

• Earth's history

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How can studying fossils help scientists?

• It tells them which organisms were parents.

• It tells them which organisms lived in that area long ago.

• It tells them nothing about the environment.

• It tells them how the animal died.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The features of an area that you can see

• Evidence

• Patterns

• Landscape

• Rock Layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rock arrangements, such as sea stacks, arches, mesas, and gorges, created by weathering, erosion, and other natural processes.

• Rock Formations

• Earthquake

• Evidence

• Rock Layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Define rock layers.

• Stacked levels of rocks with different compositions and fossils deposited over time with the oldest layers at the bottom and the youngest layers at the top

• Rock arrangements, such as sea stacks, arches, mesas, and gorges, created by weathering, erosion, and other natural processes

• Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries

• A design or sequence that is repeated

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

• Fossils

• Rock Layers

• Rock Formations

• Patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1