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Science Vocab
Earth's Features Important Vocabulary to Know
Term | Definition |
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Desert | land that receives very little rain |
Ocean | a very large body of salt water |
Congolomerate | sedimentary rock made of pebbles and rock pieces |
Mudstone | sedimentary rock made of clay |
Sandstone | sedimentary rock made of sand |
Beach | a place where water meets land |
Floodplain | low, flat land next to a river where water can overflow |
Cement | to stick together in rock formation |
Compact | to press together |
Environment | live and nonliving things in an environment |
Erosion | wearing down by wind, water, or ice |
Fossil | a clue about life in the past, preserved in rock |
Geologist | a scientist who studies the earth |
Observation | something you notice with the five senses |
Pattern | similar observation over and over again |
Rock Layer | a thin sheet of rock formed of the same material |
Sediment | small rock pieces like silt or sand |