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4th Grade Earth Features Ch 1 Study guide

front 1

compact

back 1

To press or squeeze together

front 2

rock layer

back 2

A thick sheet of rock made from the same material

front 3

cement

back 3

To stick together when forming rock

front 4

sedimentary
rock

back 4

Rock formed when sediment compacts and cements over time

front 5

sediment

back 5

Small pieces of rock like sand, silt, or mud

front 6

model

back 6

Something scientists create to explain or understand real-world

ideas

front 7

observation

back 7

Something you notice using your 5 senses

front 8

fossil

back 8

A preserved clue about life from the past found in rock

front 9

inference

back 9

A conclusion you figure out using observations + what you

already know

front 10

geologist

back 10

A scientist who studies rocks and the solid part of Earth

front 11

Examples of Observation:

(using your senses (see, hear, feel, smell, taste)

back 11

● The fossil was white.
● The skull had flat teeth.
● The fossil was 6.5 feet long.

front 12

Examples of Inference:

a smart guess based on observations)

back 12

● The fossil came from a large dinosaur.
● The dinosaur probably ate plants.
● The dinosaur walked on four legs.

front 13

Where Fossils Are Found?

back 13

mostly found in sedimentary rock.

front 14

How Sedimentary Rock Forms

1. _____________sinks in water. 2. More sediment ____________ up on top. 3. Layers ________________ (get pressed together).
4. Layers _______________ (stick together). 5. The rock gets _______ over time.

back 14

Sediment, piles, compact, cement, thicker

front 15

1. The organism ________. 2. The organism becomes covered by ________. 3. Sediment ___________ and turns into rock.
4. The organism slowly becomes a ______. 5. More _________ forms layers on top.

back 15

dies, sediment, compacts, fossil, fossil