Science

What is formed from sediments that are pressed together in layers by the weight of top layers or water covering them?

• Igneous rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Volcanic rock

What are tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited?

• Rocks
• Fossils
• Sediments
• Minerals

What is an area with very little precipitation called?

• Tundra
• Desert
• Rainforest
• Wetland

What are remains or imprints of living things from the past that are preserved in sedimentary rocks?

• Fossils
• Igneous rocks
• Minerals
• Sediments

What are scientists who study living things, or organisms that lived long ago, called?

• Biologists
• Zoologists
• Paleontologists
• Botanists

What is a flat land that is higher than the land around it?

• Plain
• Plateau
• Valley
• Mountain

What is a deep valley with high, steep sides called?

• Canyon
• Plateau
• Hill
• Cliff

What do you use physical maps to look for patterns in, such as climate data, soil type, water distribution, or natural hazards?

• Biology
• Geology
• Cartography
• Meteorology

What is the mass of land that forms at the mouth of the river called?

• Plain
• Canyon
• Delta
• Plateau

A leaf imprinted on a rock, causing a ………………………………….. to be made.

• a- fossil
• b- earthquake
• c- plant
• d- volcano