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What is an inference?

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Something you figure out based on observations and information you already know.

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Who studies the solid part of Earth?

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A geologist.

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How does a fossil become part of a rock?

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The organism died and was buried by sediment.

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What is a fossil?

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

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Why is there not a lot of volcanic rock on the East coast?

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There are no volcanoes on the East coast.

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What is the study of Earth's materials and processes called?

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Geology.

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What do geologists study?

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The processes and materials that form the solid part of Earth.

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What is sediment?

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Small particles of rock and soil that can bury organisms.

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What can fossils tell us?

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They provide clues about life from the past.

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What is the role of a geologist?

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To study rocks, fossils, and Earth's processes.

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