WorksheetsScience Study Guide February 4th Grade
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Temperature and pressure are the 2 forces that can turn fossils into fossil fuels.
True
False
A mountain is what you need in order for igneous rock to form.
True
False
Trace is the type of fossil that provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tails.
True
False
In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually go extinct quickly after it dies.
True
False
Hypothesis is a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results is called a scientific.
True
False
What are the three types of rocks that are part of the rock cycle?
Sand, stone, and volcanic
Hard, soft, and brittle
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
Where might you find mountains of metamorphic rock?
At the boundaries between tectonic plates
Near any landscape that has been eroded
Near volcanoes
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
Weathering
sediments
erosion
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
melting and cooling
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
Complete the sentence.
Fossils are ____________________ of ancient organisms.
human-made models
the living tissues
preserved remains of the body parts or activities
This type of fossil is a mark or cavity made in sediment in the shape of a shell or other body
cast
petrified
mold
This type of fossil provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tails
carbon film
trace
cast
In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually ______ quickly after it dies.
Be buried
Go extinct
Decompos
Which are most closely related to biotechnology? (From your Health project)
medicine and agriculture
construction and engineering
water treatment and electricity generation
communication and information technology
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is called a(n)
prediction
hypothesis
theory
law
What do you need in order for igneous rock to form?
A volcano
A canyon
A mountain
When does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?
When it's left alone over a long period of time
When its sediments bond together
When it's subjected to intense heat and pressure
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
heat and pressure
erosion and deposition
melting and cooling
Which of the following describes rocks formed by the compaction of living things?
Clastic
Organic
Foliated
What can you infer from the fact that fossil fuels are carbon-based?
Most life on earth is made from carbon
Trees are made from carbon, but animals are not
Swampy environments are carbon-poor environments
Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?
A skeleton preserved in a tar pit
A footprint of an extinct animal
A mummy buried in ice
What two forces can turn fossils into fossil fuels?
Lift and thrust
Wind and rain
Temperature and pressure
Motion and time
This material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains
amber
cast
carbon film
What do all bacteria have in common? (From your Health project)
They're all multi-cellular organisms.
They can all be found inside the human body.
They're all single-celled organisms.
A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results is called a scientific.
inquiry
hypothesis
theory
law
