Earth Features Vocab

Front

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

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Observation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What is formed when an organism dies and is covered with sediment that turns into rock?

Back

A fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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-ESS2-1

Front

What is the process of joining in the rock formation?

Back

Cement

Front

What is a clue about past life that is preserved in the rock?

Back

Fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

What do we call the solid material that forms the Earth's surface?

Back

Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

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

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the process by which sediment is pressed together to form rock?

Back

Compaction

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What do we call the layers of rock that are formed over time?

Back

Strata

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4