Earth Science Spiral Review

If an animal fossil was found in a rock, what would be the best way to determine its absolute age?

• analyze the rock composition

• take x-ray of the fossil

• compare it to similar-looking fossil

• measure a radioactive isotope and its decay product

Which is NOT one of Earth's layers?

• continent

• crust

• mantle

• core

Which landform would most likely occurs when a river empties into an ocean?

• sand dune

• lake

• delta

• sinkhole

When does erosion take place?

• after water, wind make rocks from sediments

• as tectonic plates collide

• when heat and pressure change a rock

• as water, wind move sediments from one place to another

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How does a river change the land?

• by building a mountain

• by rising up the magma to the surface

• the river erodes the mountain by washing sediments

• the river changes rock with heat and pressure

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How do igneous rocks form?

• when hot, molten rock solidifies

• when rocks are subjected to heat and pressure

• by physical and chemical weathering

• when sediments are compacted and cemented together

How do sedimentary rocks form?

• when hot, molten rock solidifies

• when rocks are subjected to heat and pressure

• by physical and chemical weathering

• when sediments are compacted and cemented together

How do metamorphic rocks form?

• when hot, molten rock solidifies

• when rocks are subjected to heat and pressure

• by physical and chemical weathering

• when sediments are compacted and cemented together

Based on the image what is the correct prediction

• Over time, the rock will become a metamorphic rock

• Over time, the rock will become a sedimentary rock

• Over time, the rock will become an igneous rock

• Over time, the rock will become magma

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Which is not a type of rock?

• magma

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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