Earth Features Vocabulary

Front

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

Back

Geologist

Front

What is something you notice using your 5 senses?

Back

Observation

Front

What is something you figure out based on observations and information you already know?

Back

Inference

Front

What do scientists make to answer questions about the real world?

Back

Model

Front

True or False: For organisms to turn into fossils, they first need to be covered with sediment.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for the remains or traces of organisms from the past?

Back

Fossil

Front

What is the process called when rocks and soil are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the term for the material that settles at the bottom of a liquid?

Back

Sediment

Front

What is the study of the Earth's physical structure and substance?

Back

Geology

Front

What do you call a visual representation of an idea or a concept?

Back

Model