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Chapter 8 Vocabulary Angelica

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOLD MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE UP MOSTLY OF IT BEING FOLDED TOGETHER.
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FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE BY HUGE TILTED ROCKS.

WEATHERING

THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES.
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EROSION

THE PICKING UP AND REMOVAL OF ROCK PARTICLES.
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SOIL

A MIXTURE OF WEATHERED ROCK, ECT.

HUMUS

MATERIALS IN SOIL FORMED BY BREAKDOWN OF PLANT AND ANIMAL MAT.
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SOIL HORIZON

ANY OF THE LAYERS OF SOIL FROM THE SURFACE TO THE BEDROCK BELOW.

GROUNDWATER

WATER THAT SOAKS INTO SOIL AND ROCKS.

MASS WASTING

THE DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF EARTHS MATERIAL BY GRAVITY.
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DEPOSITION

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENT.

GLACIER

A HUGE SHEET OF ICE THAT MOVES SLOWLY OVER THE LAND.
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TILL

A LOT OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITED BY A GLACIER.

MORAINE

A DEPOSIT OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT.
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MINERAL

A NATURALLY OCCURRING SOLID IN EARTHS CRUST.

IGNEOUS ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN HOT.

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

A ROCK THAT IS FORMED FROM BEING SQUEEZED TOGETHER.
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METAMORPHIC ROCK

A ROCK THAT OS FORMED BY HEAT, PRESSURE, OR CHEMICAL REACTION.

ROCK CYCLE

ROCKS CONTINUALLY CHANGING FROM ONE KIND INTO THE OTHER.
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SUPERPOSITION

THE BOTTOM LAYER IS THE OLDEST AND THE TOP IS THE YOUNGEST.
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RELATIVE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK COMPARED TO ANOTHER ROCK.
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GEOLOGIC COLUMN

EARTHS ROCK LAYERS FROM OLDEST TO YOUNGEST.
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FOSSIL

AN TRACE OF A LIVING THING PRESERVED IN EARTHS CRUST.
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INDEX FOSSIL

THE REMAINS OF LIVING THINGS THAT WAS WIDESPREAD.
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HALF-LIFE

THE TIME IT TAKES FOR THE ROCK TO DECAY INTO OTHER ELEMENTS.
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ABSOLUTE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK IN YEARS.

ERA

ONE OF THE FOUR LONGEST STRETCHES TIME IN EARTH'S HISTORY.