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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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No

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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