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WorksheetsAmplify Science U3Ch1 Test
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A clue about life in the past that is preserved in rock
sediment
canyon
geologist
fossil
A scientist who studies the solid parts of Earth
sediment
biologist
geologist
fossil
Something you notice with your 5 senses
Observation
Inference
Guess
Information
Something you figure out by using what you already know and your observations
Clues
Fossil
Observation
Inference
A valley with steep sides made of rock
National Park
Fossil
Canyon
Geologist
What is an argument?
How scientists tell their ideas and prove how they could be true
How geologists test different kinds of rocks
When you fight with your parents
How scientists make observations
What is a claim?
Money that you owe someone
An animal with a shell you can eat
An inference that makes sense
A document with a signature
What is evidence?
Proof that scientists are smart
Proof that you know something
Proof that I didn't do it
Proof that your idea could be true
What do we know about the type of rock that fossils are found in?
We know that fossils are never found
We know that fossils are always found in mudstone
We know that fossils are usually found in sedimentary rock
We know there are many kinds of rocks
What was the environment of Desert Rocks National Park like in the past?
It was probably dirty
It was probably empty
It was probably full of animals
It was probably underwater
What is sediment made of?
Trash and dust
Sand and rocks
Bones and water
Crumbs and leaves
What happens to sediment over thousands of years?
It compacts and cements
It lays down flat
It makes a big pile
It observes and makes inferences
