Fossils and Earthquakes Review

Fossils are usually created from the ______________ of an organism.

• rocks

• water

• bones

• skin

Scientist can learn about environments by studying ________ in layers of sedimentary rock.

• water

• sand

• leaves

• bugs

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Most fossils are found in the ________ layers.

• lower deep bottom
• above the earth's

• in the middle

• 8th

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

_________, _________, and _________ can be used to understand Earth's features.

• Moon, stars, water

• Maps, crust, water

• Earthquakes, volcanoes, oceans

• Maps, patterns, observations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Erosion- the movement of ___________ material from one place to another.

• big

• weathered

• new

• water

Waves can cause erosion by ______, smoothing, and ________ apart rocks.

• pounding, breaking

• pounding, melting

• adding, subtracting

• smoothing, softening

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Weathering- the _________ process that breaks down ________ into smaller pieces.

• fast, fossils

• slow, water

• fast, lava

• slow, materials

Earth's crust is made up of huge slabs of rock called ___________.

• plates
• faults

• crust

• dirt

Seismic Waves _________ out in all directions from the focus.

• jump

• form

• spread

• grow closer

Amplitude is the height of the wave from its __________ to its midpoint.

• crest

• middle

• bottom

• starting point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1