History of the Earth

Fill in the blank: __________ are inorganic, solid material found in nature, made of two or more elements and compounds.

• minerals

• plants

• gases

• liquids

Fill in the blank: __________ is a process when particles dissolved in a liquid or in a melt, solidify and form crystals and minerals.

• crystallization

• evaporation

• sublimation

• condensation

Fill in the blank: __________ is the process through which sediments turn into rocks.

• lithification

• erosion

• weathering

• melting

Fill in the blank: __________ are inorganic, solid material that is made of two or more minerals.

• rocks

• metals

• crystals

• gases

Fill in the blank: __________ is melted rock found below Earth’s surface.

• magma

• lava

• granite

• basalt

Fill in the blank: __________ is melted rock found on Earth’s surface.

• lava

• magma

• granite

• basalt

Fill in the blank: __________ are pieces of broken rocks, shells, mineral grains, and fossils.

• sediments

• lava

• crystals

• gases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fill in the blank: __________ is the process in which the weight from upper layers of sediments “squeeze” sediments on lower layers together.

• compaction

• evaporation

• erosion

• cementation

Fill in the blank: __________ is the process in which minerals dissolved in surrounding water crystallizes between sediments harden and “glue” the sediments together.

• cementation

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Fill in the blank: __________ are remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric organisms that can tell when, where and how organisms once lived.

• fossils

• minerals

• crystals

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2