you use evidence to draw conclusion about things you may not have directly observed

What is an educated prediction that can be tested?

Explains why something happens

identifies what happens in nature but doesn't necessarily explain why it happens

Forms when sediment is compacted and cemented together

Rock that is created by temperature and pressure.

Rock that is formed when molten rock cools

Igneous rock that forms under ground

Igneous rock that forms above ground

Which is the most dense part of the earth's layers?

What is the upper rigid layer of the earth's layers called?

Who created the theory of Continental Drift?

What is the large landmass called that was a super continent?

What is the shifting and moving of the Earth's plates?

The plate boundary that moves apart

The plate boundary that collides

The plate boundaries that slide past each other

What are massive ocean waves caused by earthquakes?

What is it called when oceanic crust gets sucked under continental crust?

What is the area of sea-floor spreading called?

Which is not a form of weathering?

What is the BREAK DOWN of rock called?

What is the Transport of rock from one place to another?

What is the DROPPING OFF of rock in a resting place?

When rocks are broken down by oxidation or acid precipitation

When rock is broken down by ice wedging, abrasion, plants and animal action

What are preserved imprints or remains of prehistoric organisms

Tracks, coprolites, and burrows are example of what

Trace fossils give information about animal activity and movement

Tall, jagged mountains are older that rounded, smaller mountains

Scientist study the width of tree rings to learn about past climate conditions

How old is the Earth?

Same geologic processes that happen now happened in the same way in the past