Q: Fact 1: Soil is formed by weathering. Fact 2: Erosion begins with the weathering, or breaking down, of rocks and soil. Given the two facts above, what is formed by the breaking down of rocks?

OPTIONS:
- statues
- soil
- seeds
- crust
- earth
- cracks
- dirt
- boulders

A: soil

Q: Fact 1: Radioactive dating is used to determine the age of fossils. Fact 2: For a fossil to be made, the dead plant or animal has to be buried rapidly by sediment. Given the two facts above, what is used to determine the age of plants or animals buried rapidly by sediment?

OPTIONS:
- electron microscope
- ruler
- carbon dating
- fossil dating
- blastoids
- microscope
- Physical weathering
- history books

A: carbon dating

Q: Fact 1: If a planet becomes too hot then that planet cannot sustain life. Fact 2: The inner planet is so close to its star that it's too hot. Given the two facts above, what happens if a planet is too close to its star?

OPTIONS:
- cloudy and rainy weather
- Gases turn solid
- It cannot sustain life
- uncontrolled
- movement of tectonic plates
- water becomes poison
- there are too many aliens
- Plant growth is reduced

A: It cannot sustain life

Q: Fact 1: If fossils of a water animal or plant are found in a place then that place used to be covered by water in the past. Fact 2: Graptolites , in deep-water deposits, are the dominant fossils. Given the two facts above, what are found in place to indicate a place used to be covered by water?

OPTIONS:
- mussels
- Sea urchins
- Conifers
- patch reefs
- graptolites
- loose dirt
- cartilage
- Sediment

A:
graptolites