Vocabulary
What is a Geologist?
A scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of Earth.
What material would you find at the bottom of the ocean?
Sand
Can a fossil be a plant?
Yes.
what is sediment?
small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand.
There are three types of rocks. Ricky did his presentation on it.
Metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous.
What is a fossil?
a clue about life from the past that is preserved in rock
What is one of the natural things that causes erosion?
Wind, water, ice
No.
What is an environment?
All the living and nonliving things in an environment.
True
What are observations?
Something you notice using any of the five senses
What is an organism that can become a fossil?
Fish, coral, trees, and shells
It takes 1,000 years for a fossil to become a fossil.
No.
What is erosion?
When rocks are broken down by wind, ice, or water.
Water can not change the landscape of the Earth
false
What is evidence?
information that supports an answer to a question.
What happens when the water is at it's highest?
The beach is closer to the mountain.
The fossil that was found in Argentina by Mr. Coria was called?
The Argentinosaurus.
What is a claim?
A proposed answer to a question.
What type of rock is made from sediment?
Sedimentary rock
What is an inference?
something you figure out based on observations and information you already know
What happens when the water is at its lowest?
The beach is the furthest from the water.
There are more fossils found on the beach than in any other place.
True
What is a model?
something scientists make to answer questions
What type of rocks are made from cooled volcano lava?
Igneous.