SCIENCE: History of the Earth Review

SCIENCE: History of the Earth Review

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Science

7th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Original Horizontality?

Back

The principle that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers parallel to the Earth's surface.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes tectonic plates to move?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are Eons divided into in the geologic time scale?

Back

Eras.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is permineralization?

Back

The process where minerals replace the remains of an organism.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is amber?

Back

A type of fossil that is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is weathering?

Back

The process of breaking down rocks and minerals through natural forces.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is erosion?

Back

The process of moving weathered rock and soil from one location to another.

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