Amplify Earth's System

Rock layers form when sediment gets (a)_______ by the sediment above it and (b)______ together to form a layer of rock

• (a) crushed

  (b) sticks

• (a) layered

  (b) connects

• (a) covered

  (b) joins

• (a) compacted

  (b) cements

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

If we see different kinds of rock layers in one location, what can we infer about what has happened in that location over time?

• Different rocks existed at different times

• A different type of mountain used to be there

• The sea level has changed

• The actual location of the environment has moved

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How do rocks provide information about what an environment was like in the past?

• If the rocks in an environment are red, we know that the past environment was very sunny

• Conglomerate rocks can form in any environment, therefore it is impossible to determine past environments if we find conglomerate rock

• Different sediment builds up in different environments. Therefore, different kinds of sedimentary rocks form in different environments

What type of sediment is mudstone mostly made of? (Hint: it's not mud)

Ocean, floodplain, rainforest and beach are all examples of...?

• Formations

• Environments

• Layers

• Sediment

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Lower rock layers are _____ than the layers above them.

• younger

• older

• the same age

• newer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Geologists observe the order of rock layers to ______ the order of past environments.

• make sense

• observe

• infer

• understand

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

a scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of Earth

• entomologist

• organism

• geologist

• fossil

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A rock that has many layers, is flat, and comes apart easily is most likely which type?

• igneous

• granite

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

What is the primary function of the Earth's atmosphere in the Earth's system?

• To provide oxygen for breathing

• To protect the Earth from harmful solar radiation

• To regulate the Earth's temperature

• To support plant growth