Lesson 1 Fossil Formation Vocabulary

_______ a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Sedimentary rock

_______ the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Sedimentary rock

_______ is the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Sedimentary rock

______ is the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

__ is the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock

• fossil

• plate tectonics

• index fossil

• tectonic plate

• superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

___ is a fossil that is used to establish the age of a rock layer because the fossil is distinct, abundant, and widespread and the species that formed that fossil existed for only a short span of geologic time

• fossil

• plate tectonics

• index fossil

• superposition

• tectonic plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

____ is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as Earthquakes and mountain building.

• fossil

• plate tectonics

• index fossil

• superposition

• tectonic plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

____ is a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.

• fossil

• plate tectonics

• index fossil

• superposition

• tectonic plate

___ is a principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed.

• fossil

• plate tectonics

• index fossil

• superposition

• tectonic plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4