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WorksheetsAmplify Science Ch. 3 and 4 Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
all the living and nonliving things in an area
environment
stable
erosion
data
when rock, soil, or sand is worn down and moved from one place to another by water, wind, or ice
environment
cement
erosion
stable
staying mostly the same
environment
stable
inference
pattern
Which is the best example of the word "stable".
an environment that has changed from a deep ocean to a shallow ocean
an environment that is a beach and has not changed
an environment that has changed from a floodplain to a shallow ocean and back to a floodplain
an environment that was a deep ocean for many years, but then became a shallow ocean.
Which is the best example of the word "environment".
a box of shale found in a rocky outcrop
a floodplain with ferns growing
a fossil of a coral
a picture of Abraham Lincoln
Which of these are examples of erosion? Choose all that apply.
Wind blowing and sand grains being being lifted off the ground bouncing into solid rock before returning to the ground.
Rain flowing quickly over very dry and hard ground that picks up speed and forming a flash flood. The water picks up and carries away tiny pieces of rock and breaking it away in tiny pieces.
Water building up in slot canyons that freeze. The ice expands and pushes the rock apart and making tiny breaks in the rock and causing pieces to break away.
a volcano erupting and sending lava everywhere
Choose the best word to complete the sentence below.
Rocky outcrops in the book "Rocky Wonders" are shaped by ____________.
evidence
sediment
erosion
volcanic rock
Choose the best word to complete the sentence below.
It is not true that rocks are _________ and never change.
strange
eroding
stable
environmental
Choose the best word to complete the sentence below.
If we know the order of the rock layers in a rocky outcrop, we can infer the order of the ____________ that was once a part of that location.
erosion
sediment
environment
hazard
Which definition defines the word below?
stable
staying mostly the same
something we notice using the five senses
small pieces of rock
a proposed answer to a question
Which definition defines the word below?
environment
staying mostly the same
observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
all the living and nonliving things in an area
a clue about life from the past that is preserved in rock
Which definition defines the word below?
erosion
something we observe to be similar over and over again
a thick sheet of rock formed from the same material
something you notices using the five senses
when rock, soil, or sand is worn down and moved from one place to another by water, wind, or ice.
