Earth Features Vocabulary

Front

What is something scientists make to answer questions about the real world?

Back

Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Front

What does it mean to press together?

Back

Compact

Front

What is the process of sticking together in the formation of rock?

Back

Cement

Front

What are small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand?

Back

Sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What do you call a scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of Earth?

Back

Geologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the term for the solid, outer layer of the Earth?

Back

Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the process by which sediment is compacted and cemented to form rock?

Back

Lithification

Front

What do we call the remains or traces of ancient living things?

Back

Fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

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

Back

Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is the layer of soil and rock that covers the Earth's surface?

Back

Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1