M3 Chp. 3 Test Review

An ________ is something you figure out based on observations and information you already know.

• claim

• observation

• inference

• argument

An ________ is something you notice using any of the five senses.

• observation

• claim

• model

• argument

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A ______ is a scientist who studies the process and materials that form the solid part of Earth.

• radiologist

• geologist

• meteorologist

• pharmacist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

_________ is a type of rock formed from sediment that compacts and cements over time.

• bones

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

• slate

Scientists use ______ to answer questions about the real world.

• rock layers

• fossils

• models

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A _____ is a possible answer to a question.

• inference

• observation

• discussion

• claim

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

______ are clues about life from the past preserved in rock.

• geologists

• claims

• fossils

• rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The use of evidence to say why one idea is the best is called ______.

• an argument

• an inference

• an observation

• evidence

All of the living and nonliving things in an area are called its ________.

• fossil

• environment

• location

• rock layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_______ are small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand.

• fossils

• sediments

• rocks

• none of the above