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Chapter 8science Vocab Dalton

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOLD MOUNTAIN

A mountain made up of mostly rock layers folded by being sqeezed

FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE BY HUGE TILTED BLOCKS OF ROCKS
Photo by Ken Lund

WEATHERING

THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES BY NATURAL PROCESS

EROSION

THE PICKING UP AND REMOVAL OF ROCK PARTICLES
Photo by ThePitcher

SOIL

A MIXTURE OF WEATHERED ROCK, DECAYED PLANT, AND ANIMAL MATTER
Photo by aunullah

HUMUS

MATERIAL IN SOIL FORMED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF PLANT AND ANIMAL
Photo by Dru!

SOIL HORIZON

ANY OF THE LAYERS OF SOIL FROM THE SURFACE TO THE BEDROCK BELOW
Photo by Miguel Vera

GROUNDWATER

WATER THAT SOAKS INTO SOIL AND ROCK BY COLLECTING IN SPACES
Photo by Kecko

MASS WASTING

THE DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF EARTH MATERIAL CAUSED BY GRAVITY
Photo by OpalMirror

DEPOSITION

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENT
Photo by subarcticmike

GLACIER

A HUGE SHEET OF ICE AND SNOW THAT MOVES SLOWLY OVER THE LAND
Photo by .:Adry:.

TILL

A JUMBLE OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITED BY A GLACIER
Photo by alx_chief

MORAINE

DEPOSIT OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT ON GLACIERS
Photo by DaveReichert

MINERAL

A NATURALLY OCCURRING SOLID IN EARTH'S CRUST
Photo by just.Luc

IGNEOUS ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN HOT, LIQUID LAVA COOLS AND HARDENS
Photo by elleneka102

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

ROCK THAT FORMS FROM OTHER ROCKS BEING SQUEEZED TOGETHER
Photo by chefranden

METAMORPHIC ROCK

ROCK THAT FORMS BY HEAT, PRESSURE, OR CHEMICAL REACTION
Photo by Kettukusu

ROCK CYCLE

ROCKS CHANGING FROM 1 KIND TO ANOTHER IN A NEVER ENDING PLAN

SUPERPOSITION

IN A SERIES OF ROCKS,THE BOTTOM LAYER IS OLDEST AND TOP YOUNGEST

RELATIVE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK AS COMPARED WITH ANOTHER ROCK

GEOLOGIC COLUMN

A LISTING OF EARTH'S ROCK LAYERS IN ORDER FROM OLDEST TO YOUNGEST

FOSSIL

ANY TRACE,IMPRINT,OR REMAINS OF A LIVING THING PRESERVED IN EARTH
Photo by KRoark

INDEX FOSSIL

THE REMAINS OF A LIVING THING THAT LIVED A SHORT TIME
Photo by mharrsch

HALF-LIFE

THE TIME IT TAKES FOR HALF THE MASS OF AN ELEMENT TO DECAY

ABSOLUTE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK IN YEARS
Photo by paalia

ERA

ONE OF THE FOUR LONG STRETCHES OF TIME IN EARTH'S HISTORY