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Essential Question How can water and wind change the Earth over
time?
Jeopardy Review Game
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Weathering Soils Fossils Mixed Review A
MixedReview B
A large mass of ice moving down a slope is called a:
Glacier
Erosion by wind, water, or ice moves sediment. Over time sediment drops into a new place. When sediment is
dropped it is called ______.
Deposition
A crack in a rock has filled with water. What might happen if the
water freezes?
The rock will crack
What feature is produced by deposition?
Delta
If a rock has been weathered by moving water, how will the rock
look and feel?
Worn down and smooth
Loose material that covers much of the Earth’s surface
is called:
Soil
________ is the decayed remains of plants and animals
Humus
The MOST humus is found in which layer of soil?
Topsoil
List and describe the three layers of soil.
Topsoil- a lot of humusSubsoil- bottom layer of soild, not
much humusBedrock- bottom layer of rock
Which type of soil has the largest particles?
Sandy
The preserved remains of a plant or an animal that lived long ago are _____________.
Fossils
What is the first step in how a fossil is formed?
A living thing dies
What can fossils tell paleontologists about organisms
that lived long ago?
1. They can tell paleontologists what type of climate the
organism lived in- hot or cold
2. How large the organism was
3. What type of food the animals ate.
Which type of fossil is formed from a mold?
Cast
Petrified fossils are formed when wood turns into ________
Rock
A fossil imprint of an animal that lived long ago is not likely to give
clues about the animal’s:A. shapeB. colorC. size
D. weight
B. color
Why can water pass easily through sandy soil?
the particles are bigger
A _______________ is a scientist that studies fossils.
Paleontologist
Which type of soil has the smallest particles?
Clay
Which is an example of erosion?A. wind moving sand from a duneB. plant roots splitting apart a rock
C. large rocks wearing down
A. wind moving sand from a dune
. ___________ is the slow breaking apart or wearing away of rock
into smaller pieces.
Weathering
List the four causes of weathering.
Wind, Water, Ice, Roots
List the four causes of erosion
Wind, Water, Glacier, Gravity
Which MOST LIKELY made this fossil?A. a sea creature
B. a boneC. a plant
A. A sea creature
Which is NOT a cause of erosion?A. glacier
B. bright sunlightC. moving water
B. Bright sunlight
Final Jeopardy Question
If a paleontologist finds a fossil of a fish on top of a mountain, she can infer that the are was
once:
Underwater