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CKLA Unit 5 Ch1
vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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catastrophe | a terrible, sudden event |
erupt | to send out rock, lava, and ash in a sudden explosion |
observation | the act of paying careful attention in order to gather information |
evidence | proof; information and facts that are helpful in forming a conclusion or supporting an idea |
fossil | the preserved remains of something that lived long ago |
geologist | a scientist who studies the makeup of the earth and the forces and processes that shape and change it |
climate | the average weather conditions of a particular area |
conclude | to decide something or form an opinion based on information you have |
dense | thick or heavy |
hypothesis | an idea that has been suggested and may be true but has not yet been proven |
continental drift | a process in which continents slowly move over time on the surface of the earth |