The Changing Earth

The process that presses sediments together

• deposition
• sedimentation
• compaction
• weathering

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering
• sedimentation
• erosion
• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which sediments settle out of water or wind

• deposition
• cementation
• weathering
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process that breaks up rock on Earth's surface?

• deposition
• erosion
• compaction
• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

Imagine that you found this fossil on a mountaintop. What could you conclude from your discovery?

• This organism is now extinct.
• This trace fossil is older than the mountaintop.
• The mountaintop is made of metamorphic rock.
• The rocks on this mountaintop were once at the bottom of an ocean.

Is abrasion an example of physical or chemical weathering?

• physical

• chemical

Does acid rain describe physical or chemical weathering?

• physical

• chemical

The three main groups of rocks are:

• Sedimentary, Igneous and Granite

• Metamorphic, Granite and Sandstone

• Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic

• Land Rock, Sea Rock and Crystal

What layer of the Earth is the source of volcanoes and earthquakes?

• The mantle

• The crust

• The core

• The lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2