Earth's Features - Vocabulary (1)

Front

What is a thick sheet of rock formed from the same material?

Back

Rock layer

Front

True or False: A fossil forms when an organism dies and is covered with sediment that turns into rock.

Back

True

Front

What does it mean to press together?

Back

Compact

Front

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

Back

Geologist

Front

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

Back

Observation

Front

What is the term for small particles of rock and soil?

Back

Sediment

Front

What is the process called when sediment turns into rock?

Back

Lithification

Front

What do you call the remains or traces of ancient organisms?

Back

Fossils

Front

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

Back

Geology

Front

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

Back

Crust