Quiz about Earth's Features Chapter 2

Question 1

all the living and nonliving things in an area

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environment

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inference

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observation

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fossil

Question 2

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

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observations

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fossils

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environments

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inferences

Question 3

Different _______ build up in different environments. Therefore, different kinds of sedimentary rock form in different environments.

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sediments

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fossils

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environments

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rocks

Question 4

What type of rock is most likely to form in an environment like this with slow moving water?

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Siltstone

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Metamorphic

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Obsidian

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Conglomerate

Question 5

Different sedimentary rock layers in a place mean that the environment in that place has ________.

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changed

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stayed the same

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shifted

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become new

Question 6

staying mostly the same

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stable

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environment

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observation

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chaos

Question 7

Which of the following are examples of sandstone? (Choose 2)

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Option B is correct

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Option C is correct

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A.

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D.

Question 8

Rock layers form when sediment gets (a)_______ by the sediment above it and (b)______ together to form a layer of rock

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(a) compacted

(b) cements

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(a) crushed

(b) sticks

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(a) layered

(b) connects

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(a) covered

(b) joins

Question 9

Ocean, floodplain, rainforest and beach are all examples of...?

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Environments

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Formations

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Layers

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Sediment

Question 10

In which of these environments is gravel most likely to build up?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 11

Which of the following are examples of conglomerate rock? (Choose 2)

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Option B is correct

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Option C is correct

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A.

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D.

Question 12

If we see different kinds of rock layers in one location, what can we infer about what has happened in that location over time?

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The sea level has changed

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Different rocks existed at different times

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A different type of mountain used to be there

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The actual location of the environment has moved

Question 13

Which of these rocks was formed from lava?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 14

How do rocks provide information about what an environment was like in the past?

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Different sediment builds up in different environments. Therefore, different kinds of sedimentary rocks form in different environments

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If the rocks in an environment are red, we know that the past environment was very sunny

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Conglomerate rocks can form in any environment, therefore it is impossible to determine past environments if we find conglomerate rock

Question 15

When writing a scientific argument, we answer a question with a(n)

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claim

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response

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inference

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evidence statement

Question 16

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

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geologist

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biologist

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paleontologist

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rock scientist

Question 17

small pieces of rock, soil, silt, and sand

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sediment

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compact

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cement

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conglomerate

Question 18

to stick together in the process of forming rocks

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cement

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compact

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sediment

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inference

Question 19

to press together

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compact

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cement

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squish

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sedimentary rock

Question 20

when rock, soil, or sand is worn down and moved from one place to another by water, wind, or ice.

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erosion

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weathering

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damage

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stable

Question 21

a clue about life in the past that is preserved in rock

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fossil

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inference

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observation

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geologist

Question 22

something you figure out based on observations and what you already know

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inference

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claim

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observation

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evidence

Question 23

something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

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model

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pattern

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stable

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geologist

Question 24

a thick sheet of rock formed from the same material

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rock layer

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sedimentary rock

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compact

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fossil

Question 25

a type of rock formed from sediment that compacts and cements over time

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sedimentary rock

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fossil

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rock layer

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igneous rock

Question 26

Which rock layer is the oldest?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 27

Which fossil formed last?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 28

What must an organism be covered with for a fossil to form?

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sediment

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grass

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water

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salt

Question 29

Martha is exploring the desert with her family. She finds a fossil from a fish. In the past, the environment was most likely ______________?

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an ocean

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a desert

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the plains

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a jungle

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