4th Grade Earth Science Glossary

To figure something out based on observation and what you already knew

• observe

• infer

A thick sheet of rock formed from the same material

• rock layer

• sedimentary rock

To use any of the five senses to gather information about something

• infer

• observe

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

• volcanic rock

• fossil

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A type of rock formed from sediment that compacts and cements over time.

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock

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Small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand

• environment

• sediment

A living thing, such as plant or an animal

• environment

• organism

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A scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of Earth

• geologist

• biologist

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All the living and nonliving things in an area

• organism

• environment

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A type of rock that forms when lava cools

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock