Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

fossil

• The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago.

• A type of rock

• Something you burn to get power

relative age

• How old your parents are

• How old your aunts and uncles are

• The age of one thing compared to another

deposition

• The dropping or settling of eroded materials

• Where animals leave their droppings

• The position of the sea in relation to the land

erosion

• When materials get rusty or dirty

• A time period after dinosaurs but before humans

• The process of moving sediment from one place to another

weathering

• Anything that falls from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet and hail

• The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces

• The effect of aging on the skin as someone gets older

​ (a)   is the ​dropping or settling of eroded materials.

• deposition
• weathering
• global warming
• erosion

The height of the land above sea level is called ​ (a)   ​

• elevation
• mountain
• plateau
• kilometer
• tide

A deep valley in the ocean floor is called an ​ (a)  

• ocean trench
• ocean cave
• ocean cliff
• ocean drop

The seven largest land areas on Earth are called:

• states

• countries

• continents

An animal that doesn't exist anymore is ​ (a)  

• extinct
• missing
• endangered
• exiled