Amplify-Earth's Features Vocab

Front

What is the term for information that supports an answer to a question?

Back

Evidence

Front

What is the term for the use of evidence to say why an idea is the best?

Back

Argument

Front

What does it mean to press together?

Back

Compact

Front

What is the term for sticking together in the process of forming rock?

Back

Cement

Front

What is a thick sheet of rock formed from the same material called?

Back

Rock layer

Front

What is the term for small pieces of rock and minerals that settle at the bottom of water?

Back

Sediment

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down by wind, water, or ice?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is a fossil?

Back

The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock.

Front

What is the term for a statement that can be supported by evidence?

Back

Claim

Front

What is the term for a natural process that changes the shape of the Earth's surface?

Back

Geological process