Fossil & Layering

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What is the process called when rocks break into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

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Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

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In areas closest to tectonic plate boundaries.

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What does fossil evidence tell scientists?

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How an environment has changed over time.

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How does freezing water contribute to weathering?

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It expands the cracks in rocks and breaks them.

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How can we describe the locations of natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes?

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They form in a pattern.

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What is erosion?

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The process of moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

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What is deposition?

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The process where sediments are laid down in new locations.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation.

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What is a fossil?

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The preserved remains or traces of ancient living organisms.