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Science CH 8 Vocabular Matthew

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOLD MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN THAT IS OF ROKS THAT ARE SQUEEZED TOGETHER
Photo by irmiller

FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE BY HUGE TILTED BLOCKS OF ROCKS
Photo by mypubliclands

WEATHERING

THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES BY NATL. PROCESSES
Photo by ang-st

EROSION

THE PICKING UP AND REMOVL OF ROCK PARTICLES

SOIL

MIX OF LITTLE ROCKS DEAD PLANTS & ANIMAL MATTER AIR & WATER
Photo by mr.beaver

HUMUS

MATERIAL IN SOIL FORMED BY BREAKDOWN OF PLANTS & ANIMAL MATERIAL

SOIL HORIZON

ANY OF THE LAYERS OF SOIL FROM THE SURFACE TO THE BEDROCK BELOW
Photo by ell brown

GROUNDWATER

WATER THAT SOAKS INTO SOL & CRAKS IN ROCKS

MASS WASTING

THE DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF EARTHS MATERIAL CAUSED OF GRAVITY

DEPOSITION

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENT
Photo by lvanvlee8

GLACIERS

A HUGE SHEET OF ICE AND SNOW THAT MOVES SLOWLY OVER LAND
Photo by aterreno

TILL

A JUMBLE OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT
Photo by vanhookc

MORAINE

A TILL IN FRONT OR ALONG SIDE A GLACIERS
Photo by Joming Lau

MINERAL

NATURALLY OCCURRING SOLID WHITH A DEFINITE STRUCTURE

IGNEOUS ROCK

Forms when hot liquid rock cools & hardens in solid
Photo by Ken Lund

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Forms from pieces of other rocks that are squeezed or cemented together
Photo by wockerjabby

METAMORPHIC ROCK

Formed from another kind of rock that made by heat, pressure or chemical reactions
Photo by bobtravis

ROCK CYCLE

Rocks are continually changing from one to another

SUPERPOSITION

Bottom layer is the oldest , top layer is the youngest
Photo by FLØW

GEOLOGIC COLUMN

Listing of rock layers in order from oldest to youngest
Photo by gander178

FOSSIL

Tiny remains , trace or imprint of living things preserved in earth's crust
Photo by Delkarm

INDEX FOSSILS

Is a fossils that lived on Earth for a short period of time

HAIF- LIFE

The time it takes for half the mass of a radioactive element in a rock
Photo by practicalowl

ABSOLUTE AGE

The age of a rock in years as
Photo by Alaskan Dude

ERA

Long period of time in earth's history (4total)