GEOL 1121
Lab Test 2
rock cycle - CORRECT ANSWER>> explains how each type of
rock is transformed into another
paleontology - CORRECT ANSWER>> study of fossils
paleontologist - CORRECT ANSWER>> scientist who studies
fossil
fossil - CORRECT ANSWER>> remnant or trace of an
organism that has been preserved in rock or sediment
, fossilization - CORRECT ANSWER>> process of forming a
fossil
continental shelf - CORRECT ANSWER>> fairly shallow, low
sloping offshore area that receives sediments from
continents
continental slope - CORRECT ANSWER>> area that descends
steeply to the ocean depths
submarine canyon - CORRECT ANSWER>> relatively narrow
and deep valleys carved into the continental shelf and slope
continental rise - CORRECT ANSWER>> gently sloping area
of muddy and sandy sediments
abyssal plain - CORRECT ANSWER>> a flat area at the
bottom of the ocean
tides - CORRECT ANSWER>> generally twice daily rise and
fall of ocean
Lab Test 2
rock cycle - CORRECT ANSWER>> explains how each type of
rock is transformed into another
paleontology - CORRECT ANSWER>> study of fossils
paleontologist - CORRECT ANSWER>> scientist who studies
fossil
fossil - CORRECT ANSWER>> remnant or trace of an
organism that has been preserved in rock or sediment
, fossilization - CORRECT ANSWER>> process of forming a
fossil
continental shelf - CORRECT ANSWER>> fairly shallow, low
sloping offshore area that receives sediments from
continents
continental slope - CORRECT ANSWER>> area that descends
steeply to the ocean depths
submarine canyon - CORRECT ANSWER>> relatively narrow
and deep valleys carved into the continental shelf and slope
continental rise - CORRECT ANSWER>> gently sloping area
of muddy and sandy sediments
abyssal plain - CORRECT ANSWER>> a flat area at the
bottom of the ocean
tides - CORRECT ANSWER>> generally twice daily rise and
fall of ocean
