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7th Grade Weathering and Rock Layers Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Weathering breaks rock apart, and erosion and deposition move the pieces, building layers and landforms over time. There are 3 sheets for 7th grade here, each with an answer key. Correlate Rock Layers Using Index Fossils matches layers across sites, How Sandstone Arches Form uses Arches National Park in Utah as its example, and River Processes From Source to Delta marks erosion or deposition at eight sites. One sheet practices MS-ESS1-4 and two practice MS-ESS2-2.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is a fossil of a species that lived for a short time but spread over a wide area. Layers that hold the same index fossil formed at about the same time. Correlate Rock Layers Using Index Fossils has students match layers and find one that is missing.

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