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Sedimentary
100What type of rocks have fossils?
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It decomposes before they get buried and fossilized.
200Why are the soft parts of an animal not preserved as a fossil?
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Dinosaur Footprint
300Which of the following options is a fossil?•Sea Shell •Dinosaur footprint•Rotting log •Igneous rock
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To learn about things that used to live on the earth.
400Why is it important to study fossils?
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The minerals that have replaced the bone are heavier than the original bone.
500Why are fossilized dinosaur bones heavier than the original bone?
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1. Once living components 2. Living3. Nonliving
100Name two things that make up soil.
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Rock Pieces
200Think of the recipe for soil . . . what is the largest component (45%) of soil?
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Clay
300What soil sample is the most compact?
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Weathering: Broken RocksErosion: Movement of Rocks
400What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
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Subsoil
500Which soil layer has the most clay?
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Sand
100Which soil sample will water go through the fastest?
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There are bubbles in the water.
200How do you know that there is air in a soil samples?
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1. Put large rocks over the area2. Trench 3. Ditch 4. Terrace5. Plant cover
300Name three ways to stop a hill from eroding?
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Erosion
400When a rock from the top of a mountain winds up in a meadow, what is this an example of?
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• Organic material (e.g. humus or fertilizer)
500If plants are not growing well, what would you need to do to fix it?
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Metamorphic
100If a rock sample has been changed by "heat and pressure" what kind of rock is it?
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Minerals
200What makes up rocks?
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Metamorphic
300I am an igneous rock surrounded by heat and pressure. What kind of rock will I eventually turn into?
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Igneous
400Which type of rock forms when lava cools and hardens?
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• 1. Inorganic2. Made of one element3. Uniform crystal structure 4. Minerals are the building blocks of rocks
500What are two things that distinguish a mineral from a rock?
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Sedimentary rocks are made up of many types of sediments that are cemented together
100What makes a rock sedimentary?
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1 Wind2. Water Movement
200What is one cause of
erosion?
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1. Sandstone2. Conglomerate3. Shale
300Name 2 sedimentary rocks.
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400Do shale, limestone and coal have crystals ?
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Sedimentary (limestone, shale, and sandstone)
500What is the name of the rocks that make up the colorful formations in Southern Utah?
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