Kesler Science: Landscape Changes Over Time

A stone made from minerals.

• stone

• fossil

• rock

• mineral

What are rocks classified by?

• minerals only

• chemical makeup only

• minerals and chemical make up

• color only

Over time, rocks form....

• layers

• diseases

• minerals

• remains

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which rock layers are USUALLY the oldest?

• bottom layers

• top layers

• middle layers

• all layers are all the same age

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following terms means "less deep"?

• shallow

• top

• deepest

• surface

Which rock layers are usually the youngest?

• bottom layers

• top layers

• middle layers

• all layers are the same age

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are fossils?

• remains of once living things

• rocks with minerals in them

• pretty rocks

• organisms that live inside of rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is an organism?

• plants only

• animals only

• plants and animals

• bacteria only

Why are fossils very important to scientists?

• fossils give them a hobby

• fossils aren't that important to scientists

• fossils help tell how old a rock is

• fossils aren't used by scientists

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which word means "having to do with the ocean"?

• geology

• erosion

• marine

• paleontology