4th Grade Unit 7 Rocks and Fossils

The oldest layer of rock is always on the _________________.

• bottom

• top

• middle

• anywhere it wants to be

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The youngest layer of rock is always on the ______________.

• bottom

• top

• middle

• anywhere it wants to be

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The of age of one thing compared to another is called ___________________

• relative age

• age

• your birthday

• comparitive age

Rock layers are usually _________________.

• flat

• zig zags

• bumpy

• slimy

Earthquakes can change land very _________________.

• quickly

• slowly

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Which of the following are examples of slow changes to rock layers? Choose all correct answers.

• A river cuts a canyon into rock

• Rocks are broken by an earthquake

• Glaciers carve a valley into the rock

• Pressure from above presses sediment into rock

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Which of these are true of rock layers? Choose all correct answers.

• They are always flat

• They can be different ages

• They can only change during earthquakes

• They can change slowly or quickly

• They can bend or break

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The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago is a _____________.

• fossil

• egg

• extinct

• endangered

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Organisms that are no longer found on earth are __________________.

• extinct

• endangered

• fossils

• alive

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Aquatic fossils lived in ________________.

• water

• land

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