Quiz about Earth's Features Chapter 1

Question 1

Select the correct vocabulary:

A scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the Earth

Accepted Answer

Geologist

Answer

Marine Biologist

Answer

Paleontologist

Answer

Rock Expert

Question 2

Something you notice using any of the five senses.

Accepted Answer

Observation

Answer

Sight

Answer

Inference

Answer

Smell

Question 3

Something you discover based on observations
and information you already know

Accepted Answer

Inference

Answer

Thinking

Answer

Observation

Answer

Speaking

Question 4

A clue about past life that is preserved in the rock

Accepted Answer

Fossil

Answer

Rock

Answer

Dinosaur

Answer

Sediment

Question 5

Something scientists do to answer questions
about the real world

Accepted Answer

Model

Answer

Stones

Answer

Answers

Answer

Books

Question 6

Small pieces of rock, like silt or sand

Accepted Answer

Sediment

Answer

The beach

Answer

Crumbs

Answer

Cement

Question 7

A fossil is formed when a _____ dies and is covered with sediment that turns into rock.

Accepted Answer

Organism

Answer

Plant

Answer

Animal

Answer

Dinosaur

Question 8

A layer of sedimentary rock forms when ___ sinks and accumulates in water, compacts under more sediment, and cements over time.

Accepted Answer

Sediment

Answer

Rocks

Answer

Shells

Answer

Sand

Question 9

Over time, a layer of rock becomes ____ as sediment continues to accumulate.

Accepted Answer

Thicker

Answer

Shorter

Answer

Thinner

Answer

Longer

Question 10

Look at the diagram.

Which fossil is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 11

Look at the diagram.

Which fossil is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 12

Fossils are usually found in _____________.

Accepted Answer

rock

Answer

concrete

Answer

soil

Answer

grass

Question 13

What is a fossil?

Accepted Answer

The remains or imprint of an animal or plant life that has been preserved

Answer

An animal that has died

Answer

A plant that was eaten by an animal

Question 14

What do fossils tell us?

Accepted Answer

The Earth's history

Answer

The Earth's future

Answer

The Earth's current period

Question 15

What is the first step for sediment forming?

Accepted Answer

the sediment flowing down the river or whatever is pushing it

Answer

the sediment compacting over time

Answer

sediment falling in a certain place where more sediment will form

Answer

fossils forming

Question 16

Over a short amount of time, a rock layer becomes thicker as sediment continues to build up. It happens over the course of a couple of years.

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 17

A sedimentary rock layer forms when sediment floats on the top of water and bakes in the sun.

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 18

Geologists use observations and ideas about rocks and fossils to make inferences about past environments.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 19

What type of rock is the best place to find fossils in?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

Answer

volcanic rock

Answer

other rock

Question 20

Why is there not a lot of volcanic rock on the East coast? (The right side of the map)

Accepted Answer

There are no volcanoes on the East coast (right side of the map)

Answer

There are a lot of volcanoes on the East coast (right side of the map)

Answer

There are no rocks on the East coast (right side of the map)

Question 21

How did this fossil end up being part of this rock?

Accepted Answer

the organism died and was buried by sediment

Answer

the organism died and was buried by a volcano

Answer

the organism died and was buried by a child

Earth's Features Chapter 1

21 questions

Select the correct vocabulary:
A scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the Earth

Something you notice using any of the five senses.

Something you discover based on observations
and information you already know

A clue about past life that is preserved in the rock

Something scientists do to answer questions
about the real world

Small pieces of rock, like silt or sand

A fossil is formed when a _____ dies and is covered with sediment that turns into rock.

A layer of sedimentary rock forms when ___ sinks and accumulates in water, compacts under more sediment, and cements over time.

Over time, a layer of rock becomes ____ as sediment continues to accumulate.

Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the youngest?

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Earth's Features Chapter 1

21 questions

Select the correct vocabulary:A scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the Earth

Something you notice using any of the five senses.

Something you discover based on observations and information you already know

A clue about past life that is preserved in the rock

Something scientists do to answer questions about the real world

Small pieces of rock, like silt or sand

A fossil is formed when a _____ dies and is covered with sediment that turns into rock.

A layer of sedimentary rock forms when ___ sinks and accumulates in water, compacts under more sediment, and cements over time.

Over time, a layer of rock becomes ____ as sediment continues to accumulate.

Look at the diagram.Which fossil is the youngest?

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Select the correct vocabulary:
A scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the Earth

Something you discover based on observations
and information you already know

Something scientists do to answer questions
about the real world

Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the youngest?