Earth's Structure & History - Vocab Quiz

an environment created by a set of geological factors that influence specific features of the land

• geological conditions
• fossil record
• rock stratum
• index fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

record of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

• geological conditions
• fossil record
• rock stratum
• index fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

rock layers formed when new layers of sediment cover older ones and compress them

• geological conditions
• fossil record
• rock stratum
• index fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

a fossil representative of a species that existed on Earth for a short period of time, was abundant, and inhabited many locations

• geological conditions
• fossil record
• rock stratum
• index fossil

magma; rock that is so hot it is a very thick, slow-moving liquid

• molten rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies

• molten rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

• molten rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions

• molten rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (by wind, water, ice, gravity, or other natural agents)

• erosion
• relative age dating
• absolute age dating
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a way to describe the age of one object or event compared to another object or event (does not offer specific dates, it simply allows to determine if one artifact, fossil, or stratigraphic layer is older than another)

• erosion
• relative age dating
• absolute age dating
• deposition