The Earth Science Discovery Cave Worksheet
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2The Earth Science Discovery Cave
By: Nancy Volk
Station 1
Rock Layers and Fossils
Inside This Packet
W
hich of the following layers is the oldest? Circle the correct answer.
Rock Layers and Fossils
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Bottom Layer
Middle Layer Top Layer
Plate Tectonics and
1
Composition of the Earth
New York State Standards
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C
ircle the fossil you found in the rock wall.
Coral Reef and Cave
2
Formation
Geomagnetism and
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Glaciers
Trilobite
Ammonite
Crinoid
W
hen the land is pushed up by great forces, rock can bend or break.
Bends are called folds or faults. (Circle one.)
Breaks are called folds or faults. (Circle one.)
Now, find them on the rock wall.
A
fault is a break in the rocks along which movement has taken place. Circle the
diagram that shows a vertical fault.
Station 2
Plate Tectonics and Composition of the Earth
T
he center of the earth is the same or more than the temperature of the surface
of the sun. This temperature is ______________
Celsius.
o
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s you move from the crust of the earth toward the center of the earth,
the layers become more dense. Matter is packed more clsoely together. At high
temperatures the outer core is liquid, but the inner core is so dense that it
remains solid. This inner core is composed of Nickel and ____________________.
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New York State Standards
hy does the earth’s crust float on the mantle? Choose one.
It is less dense.
It is more dense.
Standard 1: Mathematical Analysis
Key Idea 2: M2.1ab
C
ircle the picture where volcanoes are located. Put an X over the picture where
Standard 4: Living Environment
new ocean crust is formed.
Key Idea 1: 1.1d, 1.1h
Key Idea 3: 3.2b, 3.2c
Key Idea 5: 5.1a, 5.1b
Standard 4: Physical Setting
Key Idea 2: 2.1b, 2.1d
2.1f, 2.2b, 2.2c,
2.2d, 2.2e, 2.2f
Standard 6:
Key Idea 2
Key Idea 5:5.2
Earth Science - During Module Short
5-8 Grade
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