Vocabulary Earth Science

What are observations or measurements recorded in an investigation?

Something you notice using any of the five senses.

What is something scientist make to answer questions about the real world?

What is 'the use of evidence to say why one idea is the best'

Compact means:

Something we observe/see to be similar over and over again is called what?

What is a type of rock formed from sediment that compacts and cements over time?

What are small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand called?

A thick sheet of rock formed from the same material is called...

When rock, soil or sand is worn down and moved from one place to another by water, wind or ice its called Erosion.

What is 'to stick together in the process of forming rock' ?

Information that supports an answer to a question is called what?

A scientist who studies the procces and materials that form the solid part of earth is called what?

What are all the living and nonliving things in an area ?

What is something you figure out based on observations and information you already know?

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

Stable is staying mostly the same.

A proposed answer to a question is a claim.