Sedimentary Rock Vocabulary

Front

to stick together in the process of forming rock

Back

cement

Front

to press together

Back

compact

Front

all the living and nonliving things in an area

Back

environment

Front

a clue about life from the past that is preserved in rock

Back

fossil

Front

to figure something out based on observations and what you already know

Back

infer

Front

something you figure out based on observations and what you already know

Back

inference

Front

something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

Back

model

Front

something you notice using any of the five senses

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observe

Front

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

Back

observe

Front

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

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organism