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Rocks and Fossils

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    Rocks, fossils, and erosion
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  • What are the three main types of rocks that we learned about in class?
    Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous
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  • What do fossils tell us about earth?
    The history of life on Earth
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  • What are rocks made out of?
    Minerals
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  • What changes the earth's surface?
    Water, wind, volcanos
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  • What do we call a person who studies fossils?
    Paleontologist
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  • What helped shape the land of Michigan?
    Glaciers
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  • Why do Paleontologists wet their fossils?
    To bring out the details
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  • What is magma?
    Molten Rock
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  • Erosion changes the shape of natural features. Give some examples of these natural features
    Rocks, mountains, hills
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  • What is soil made out of?
    Living and non-living things
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  • What is the top soil layer called?
    Humas
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  • What is the second highest soil layer called?
    Top soil
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  • What is the second lowest soil layer called?
    Subsoil
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  • What are the three places you may find fossils?
    Glaciers, rocks, sticky resin
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  • Why do rocks in beaches have smooth edges?
    Moving water tumbles rocks against each other Sharp edges get eroded away
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  • How can weather affect homes by the shore
    Loose soil and rocks can cause erosion and damage
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