Earth Features Vocab

Front

What do geologists use to make inferences about past environments?

Back

Observations and ideas.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

What is something you notice using any of the five senses?

Back

Observation.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What is a scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the Earth called?

Back

Geologist.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What accumulates in water, compacts under more sediment, and cements over time to form a layer of sedimentary rock?

Back

Sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

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

Back

Rock layer.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust.

Front

What is the process by which sediment turns into sedimentary rock?

Back

Lithification.

Front

What do we call the study of fossils?

Back

Paleontology.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

What is the term for the natural process of breaking down rocks?

Back

Weathering.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is the term for the movement of rocks and soil down a slope?

Back

Erosion.