PRACTICE Vocabulary Earth's Features

Which of the following studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the Earth?

• Scientist

• Engineer

• Biologist

• Geologist

What is a fossil?

• A clue about animals.

• A clue about life from the past that is preserved in rock.

• A clue about plants inside the water.

• A plant or an animal that eats grass.

Which of the following is something you figure out based on observations and information you already know?

• Inference

• Knowledge

• Estimate

• Guess

Which of the following is an example of an observation?

• The environment may have been a floodplain or river delta.

• The bird hatched out of the egg.

• The fossil is 4 inches long with a white stripe on its head.

• The animal got stuck when drinking water.

A ______ is something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.

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

• Rocks

• Dirt

• Cement

• Sediment

Which of the following is a type of rock formed from sediment that compacts and cements over time?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Volcanic Rock

• Geothermal Rock

• Rocky Mountains

What does the word compact mean?

• To stick together

• To sit together

• To press together

• To push something

What does the word cement mean?

• To get stuck

• To stick together

• To press together

• To push something

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

• Fossil

• Sediment

• Sedimentary Rock

• Rock Layer