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chapter 8

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

chapter 8

Science Jada Allen

fold mountain

a mountain that was made by hills squeezed together
Photo by Éole

fault-block mountain

a mountain that was formed by tilled rocks
Photo by Vincent_AF

weathering

the breaking down of rocks
Photo by B.S. Wise

erosion

the picking up or moving of rock
Photo by flipsockgrrl

soil

weathered rock mixture

humus

the breaking down of living things

soil horizon

layers of soil from bedrock and down
Photo by jsj1771

groundwater

water that soaks into the ground

mass wasting

water that has been stored underground

deposition

dropping off off of soil
Photo by ecstaticist

glacier

a sheet of ice that moves
Photo by Aztlek

till

sizes of sediment dropped off by a glacier

moraine

sediment along the sides or front of a glacier
Photo by cletch

mineral

natural solid that has a definite structure

igneous rock

rock formed from lava
Photo by notthisorthat

sedimentary rock

rock formed from other rocks squeezed together 
Photo by Camera John

metamorphic rock

a rock that is changed by: heat pressure or chemical reactions
Photo by Ron Schott

rock cycle

rocks changing from 1 to another
Photo by BLMOregon

superposition

bottom layer of rock is the oldest and the top is the youngest
Photo by Sean Stayte

relative age

ages of rocks compared to other rocks
Photo by jsj1771

geologic column

rock layers in order from oldest to youngest
Photo by hmerinomx

fossil

ages of rocks compared to other rocks
Photo by Andrew_Writer

index fossil

remains of a living thing that lived for a short time in history
Photo by kevinzim

half-life

time it takes for radioactive element to decay half way
Photo by Loco Steve

absolute age

a rock's age in years
Photo by szeke

era

4 stretches of time in history