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Chapter 8 How Earth Changes Over Time

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOLD MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE UP MOSTLY OF ROCK LAYRS
Photo by Brian Romans

FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE OF HUGE BLOCKS ROCKS

WEATHERING

THE BRAKING DOWN OF ROCK INTO SMALER PEACS BY NATRAL COUSES
Photo by bumeister1

EROSION

THE PICKING UP AND REMOVING OF ROCK PARTICALS

SOIL

A MIXTER OF ROCK DECAYING PLANT AND ANIMAL LIVING THIGS
Photo by aunullah

HUMUS

THE BRAKING-DOWN OF PLANT AND ANIMAL MATERIAL

SOIL HORIZON

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

GROUNDWATER

WATER THAT SOKS INTO SOIL AND ROCK

MASS WASTING

THE DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF EARTH MATERIAL CAUSED BY GRAVITY

DEPOSITION

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENT
Photo by lvanvlee8

GLACIER

A HUG SHEET OF ICE AND SNOW THAT MOVES SLOWLY

TILL

A JUMBL OF MANY SIZES OF SEDMENT DROPED OFF BY A GLASHER
Photo by Marlene Manto

MORAINE

A DEPOSIT OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT
Photo by fermicat

MINERAL

A NATURALLY OCCURRING SOLID
Photo by Diamonddavej

IGNEOUS ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS THAT WHEN HOT, LIQUID LAVA COOLS

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

A ROCK THAT FOMS FROM PICES OF OTHER ROCKS
Photo by szeke

METAMORPHIC ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS FROM ONE ROCK TO ANOTHER

ROCK CYLCE

ROCKS CONTINUALLY CHANG FROM ONE ROCK TO ANOTHER
Photo by ianturton

SUPERPOSITION

THE IDEA THAT THE OLDEST ROCK IS ON THE BOTTOM YOUNGEST ON TOP
Photo by dsearls

RELATIVE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK AS COMPARED WITH ANOTHER ROCK
Photo by williamcho

GEOLOGIC COLUMN

THE LISTING OF ROCK LAYERS FROM THE OLDEST TO YOUNGEST
Photo by quinn.anya

FOSSILS

TINY REMAINS,TRACE,OR IMPRINT OF LIVING THINGS
Photo by KRoark

INDEX FOSSILS

TINY REMANS THAT WERE WIDESPREAD,BUT LIVED ONLY FOR A LITTIL TIME

HALF-LIFE

THE TIME IT TAKES FOR HALF THE MASS TO TRANSFORM
Photo by jurvetson

ABSOLUTE AGE

ROCK'S AGE IN YEARS
Photo by sjrankin

ERA

A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IN EARTH'S HISTORY