Earth's Features Vocab 1

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Scientists use this to answer real-world questions:

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model

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to press together

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compact

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Something noticed using the 5 senses

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Observation

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Studies processes/materials forming Earth's solid part

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geologist

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small pieces of rock, sand, or clay

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sediment

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To stick together in rock formation

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cement

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Clue about life from the past preserved in rock

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fossil

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Thick rock sheet from same material

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rock layer

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Type of rock formed from compacted and cemented sediment.

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sedimentary rock

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Based on known information:

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inference