Which layer of rock is older?, Lower layer, Which layer of rock is newer?, Upper layer, frost wedging, rainwater collects in a rock crack, freezes, expands, makes the crack grow then repeats over and over eventually splitting the rock in two, which fossil determines the relative age of fossils, index fossils, true or false - fossils can form in igneous rocks, false, do hard bodied or soft bodied organisms preserve better, hard bodied organisms, true or false - fossils can form in lava, false, when is the body of an animal more likely to become fossils?, when it is buried, how does igneous rock form?, when magma cools and hardens, how does sedimentary rock form?, when sediments are compacted together, how does metamorphic rock form?, when a sedimentary or igneous rock is exposed to heat and pressure, why are beach rocks rounded and smooth?, they are being weathered and eroded by water, wind, sand and movement, how does studying fossils tell us what the environment was like at that time?, if fish bones are found in that area then you know there was once water in that area.

Rock Cycle Study Guide

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