Science 4 Unit 7 Review

Which of the following are examples of SLOW changes to rock layers?

Select ALL that apply.

• A river cuts a canyon into rock.

• Rocks are broken by an earthquake.

• Glaciers carve a valley into the rock.

• Pressure from above presses sediment into rock.

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In undisturbed rock layers, the youngest layer is always

• on top

• on the bottom

• the thinnest

• the thickest

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Your family is riding in a car. You see some rock layers in a hillside. Your little sister asks how the rocks got there. How can you explain it to her?

• Tell her how earthquakes are measured.

• Remind her how your family puts newspapers into a recycling bin every day.

• Tell her about the Grand Canyon.

• Remind her how sand at the playground can be shaped into layers.

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Rivers and glaciers can change rock _____.

• quickly

• slowly

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_____ can change rock layers quickly.

• earthquakes

• fossils

• glaciers

• rivers

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Rocks in the Grand Canyon _______.

• are layered

• were bent by earthquakes

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Rock layers around the world exhibit _____ patterns.

• similar

• different

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All of the rocks in the Grand Canyon will _____ over time.

• stay the same

• change

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What do some fossils and modern-day organisms have in common?

Select ALL that apply.

• They are the same age.

• They may be related.

• They may have similar body structures.

• They all come from rock layers.

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Which statement is true about fossils?

• Fossils can tell us what animals looked like millions of years ago.

• Fossils are never organisms that lived in the sea.

• Fossils found today are always terrestrial fossils.

• Fossils can tell us how animals become extinct.

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