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EF Chap. 1-3 Review
Earth's Features Chapter 1-3 Review
Question | Answer |
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How are fossils formed? | Organisms die and are covered with sediment |
What is the role of a geologists and fossils? | Geologists study fossils to make inferences about past environments. |
What is an environment? | All of the living and non-living things in an area. |
What is a fossil? | A clue about life from the past that is preserved in rock. |
What is a geologists? | someone who studies the processes and materials of Earth |
What is an inference? | Something you figure out based on on observations and prior knowledge |
What is a model? | Something Scientist make to answer questions. |
What is sediment? | Small pieces of rock, such as silt, sand, gravel, ect. |
What is an observation? | Something you notice using any of the five senses |