Grade 4 History of the Planet Earth (from study guide)

Preserved remains of plants or animals

• metamorphic

• igneous

• fossil

• strata

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Type of rock where fossils are most likely to be found

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

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What is the meaning of the word marine?

• related to or found in the sea

• large in size or shape

• alive in recent years

• layers of rocks

How do forces such as erosion or earthquakes benefit scientists?

• destroying fossils in the earliest layers of strata

• by creating new fossils to discover

• by revealing fossils and strata so they are easier to study

• by moving rocks and fossils to new locations

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When studying sedimentary rock layers which fossils are buried the deepest?

• the youngest fossils

• the smallest fossils

• the largest fossils

• the oldest fossils

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When studying sedimentary rock layers which fossils are buried closest to the surface?

• the youngest fossils

• the smallest fossils

• the largest fossils

• the oldest fossils

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Horizontal layers of rocks that are formed over time and contain important information about the Earth's past

• metamorphic rocks

• strata

• fossils

• sediments

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Tiny particles like sand, mud, and small rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• strata

• fossils

• sediments

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Visible features and land forms of an area

• Erosion

• strata

• landscape

• sediments

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Earth forces are

• powerful natural abilities of super heros on earth

• powerful natural processes such as earthquakes and erosion that shape and change the Earth's surface over time

• types of rocks that can be located in the various regions of the Earth

• something that are only found in the regions of the

  Earth covered with water

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