Vocabulary
A scientist who studies the processes and solid parts of the Earth
Geologist
Scientists sometimes make a _________ to help answer questions about the real world.
model
If an area has fossils of starfish what was the environment like in the past?
a watery environment
A rocky outcrop has different rock layers because the __________ changed over the years.
environment
Something a scientist makes to help answer a question in the real world
model
A proposed answer to a question
Claim
Rocks are different because they are made of different types of ___________.
Sediment
If you find a bunch of conglomerate rocks in a dry area, what used to be in that area?
A river
If you have an argument then you better support it with ________ so it makes sense.
evidence
Something you make by using any of your five senses.
observation
A thick sheet of rock made from the same material
Rock layer
I can make an _________ by using any of my senses.
observation
What type of rock can tell us that there was once water in a certain area?
Limestone, Mudstone
A _________ is made by layers of sediment and lots of time passing so the layers can be pressed together.
sedimentary rock
Small pieces of rock such as silt or sand
sediment
to press together
compact
We could look for clues in a ________ to see what type of animals existed in an area thousands of years ago.
fossil
What makes different types of rocks different from each other?
They are made from different sediments
An ___________ is a claim that is supported with evidence.
argument
A clue from the past preserved in rock
fossil
All living and non living things in an area
Environment
Different __________ make different sediments, which make different rocks.
environments
If there are multiple rock layers in a rocky outcrop then what had to have happened?
The environment changed
The sediments all ________ together and form a sedimentary rock.
cement
Combine what you know with what you have learned to make on of these
Inference