Earths Landscapes Vocabulary

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evidence of past life on Earth

made when sand and mud gets laid down in layers. Over time, these layers are squashed under more and more layers.

all the visible features of the earth’s surface.

A place in California located 100 miles away from the Pacific Ocean on dry land and we find fossils of marine life like whales, sharks, dolphins and turtles below the surface.

The branch of science that studies fossils of animals and plants.

A layer in the earth containing large quantities of fossilized animal remains.

Located in Arizona, this landscape was carved by the Colorado River over millions of years and is one of the best examples of weathering and erosion.

Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by moving water and deposited at the bottom of a body of water like the ocean.