GEOL 1121 – Lab Test 2 – 2025 – Comprehensive Earth Systems Exam Blueprint & Concept Mastery Guide – Georgia State University

GEOL 1121
Lab Test 2
rock cycle - CORRECT ANSWER>> explains how each type of
rock is transformed into another



paleontology - CORRECT ANSWER>> study of fossils



paleontologist - CORRECT ANSWER>> scientist who studies
fossil



fossil - CORRECT ANSWER>> remnant or trace of an
organism that has been preserved in rock or sediment

, fossilization - CORRECT ANSWER>> process of forming a
fossil



continental shelf - CORRECT ANSWER>> fairly shallow, low
sloping offshore area that receives sediments from
continents



continental slope - CORRECT ANSWER>> area that descends
steeply to the ocean depths



submarine canyon - CORRECT ANSWER>> relatively narrow
and deep valleys carved into the continental shelf and slope



continental rise - CORRECT ANSWER>> gently sloping area
of muddy and sandy sediments



abyssal plain - CORRECT ANSWER>> a flat area at the
bottom of the ocean



tides - CORRECT ANSWER>> generally twice daily rise and
fall of ocean