02.03 Evidence of Change

Question 1

Deposition

Answer 1

the process in which sediments, soil, rocks, or other earth debris are added to a landform

Question 2

Erosion

Answer 2

the process by which rock, soil, and other weathered materials are moved from one place to another

Question 3

Evolution

Answer 3

explains how new organisms arise, how existing organisms adapt to new conditions over time, and how natural conditions on Earth change over time

Question 4

Extinct

Answer 4

no longer exists

Question 5

Fossil record

Answer 5

history of life documented by fossils

Question 6

Fossils

Answer 6

remains of living things trapped in layers of sediment, in ice, or on the seafloor

Question 7

Geologic time

Answer 7

a way to measure the sequence of significant events on Earth over time

Question 8

Natural processes

Answer 8

processes existing in or produced by nature, including weathering, erosion, mountain formation, volcanic activity, and plate tectonics

Question 9

Theory of evolution

Answer 9

states that living things change slowly over time in response to changes in their environment