Earth Science Part 2 - Soils and Fossil

The process of wearing or grinding something down by wind, water, or other natural agents

• Geology

• Erosion

• Runoff

• Unconformity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Inorganic crystalline substances found naturally in the Earth

• Minerals

• Humus

• Fossil

• Stones

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The decayed remains of once-living organisms

• Fossil

• Minerals

• Humus

• Mold

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A surface of erosion that separates one layer of rock from another

• Unconformity

• Erosion

• Decay

• Intrusion

The preserved remains of a once-living organism

• Fossil

• Humus

• Cast

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The study of Earth's physical structure, its history, the processes acting on it, and the rocks of which it is composed

• Geology

• Paleontology

• Earth Science

• Meteorology

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What we know about the Earth's layers come primarily from what kind of observations?

• direct

• indirect

• obvious

• assumed

Check the 3 types of rock that make up the Earth's crust.

• Igneous

• Coral

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Where is there a greater pressure and higher temperature?

• at the top of the mantle layer

• inner core

• at the crust

• outer core

Which of the following represent physical weathering of rocks?

• acid rain

• plant roots extending into rocks

• freezing water

• wind erosion

• oxygen reaction with minerals in the rock