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CKLA Unit 5 Ch1
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |