Sedimentary rocks and Fossil Fuels Vocabulary

Features on the surface of the earth like mountains, rivers, and oceans

• erosion

• deltas

• landforms

• places

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a larger body of water

• delta

• landform

• deposit

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• deposit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The build up of land by depositing sediment and soil in a new location

• fading

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A sudden release of energy under the Earth's surface that makes the ground shake

• landslide

• volcano

• earthquake

• shift

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is the order of the sedimentary rock formation?

• weathering, deposition, cementation, erosion, compaction

• weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation, compaction

• weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

• Wind, water, ice

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces from wind, water, or ice

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• delta

a flammable liquid produced from organic matter buried under layers of sediments for millions of years

• fossil

• oil

• natural gas

• coal

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

a flammable material, without a definite form, produced from organic material buried under sediments found near oil

• petroleum

• sediment

• natural gas

• oil

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

• fossil

• sediment

• petroleum

• natural gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2