Earth Features Vocabulary

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

• fossil

• observation

• geologist

• model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

something you notice using your 5 senses

• inference

• observation

• sediment

• geologist

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

something you figure out based on observations and information you already know

• inference

• observation

• fossil

• geologist

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

something scientists make to answer questions ​ about the real world

• geologist

• sediment

• observation

• model

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

For organisms to turn into fossils, they first need to be covered with sediment.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand​

• model

• sediment

• fossil

• inference

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

a type of rock formed from sediment that compacts ​ and cements over time

• geologist

• observation

• sedimentary rock

• inference

Geologists use data, such as food and drinks, to make inferences about rocks and fossils

• true

• false

to press together

• compact

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

• fossil