Unit 5, CKLA Geology/Lesson#1 VOCAB

What is the definition of catastrophe?

• a terrible, sudden event

• the preserved remains of things

• a scientist who studies the earth

• thick or heavy

What is the definition of erupt?

• the preserved remains of things

• to send out rock, lava, and ash in a sudden explosion.

• the average weather conditions

• thick or heavy

What is the definition of observation?

• thick or heavy

• an idea that has been suggested

• the act of paying careful attention to gather information

• the preserved remains of things that lived long ago

What is the definition of evidence?

• thick or heavy

• to decide something or form an opinion

• a terrible, sudden event

• proof; information and facts that are helpful in forming a conclusion or supporting an idea

What is the definition of fossil?

• the preserved remains of things that lived long ago

• a scientist who studies the earth

• an idea that has been suggested

• a process in which continents slowly move

What is the definition of geologist?

• thick or heavy

• a scientist who studies the makeup of the earth and the forces and processes that shape and change it

• the preserved remains of things

• the average weather conditions

What is the definition of climate?

• the average weather conditions of a particular area

• to decide something or form an opinion

• thick or heavy

• a terrible, sudden event

What is the definition of conclude?

• to decide something or form an opinion based on information you have

• thick or heavy

• the average weather conditions of a particular area

• a terrible, sudden event

What is the definition of dense?

• thick or heavy

• proof; information and facts

• the preserved remains of things

• the act of paying special attention to

What is the definition of hypothesis?

• a process in which the continents slowly move over time

• an idea that has been suggested and may be true but has not yet been proven

• the act of paying careful attention to

• the preserved remains of things that lived long ago