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Chapter 8 Science How Earth Changes Over Time

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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FOLD MOUNTAINS

A MOUNTAIN MADE UP OF MOSTLY ROCK LAYERS THAT WERE SQUEEZED
Photo by Brian Romans

FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

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

WEATHERING

THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO SMALLER ROCKS
Photo by ClareSnow

EROSION

THE PICKING UP AND REMOVAL OF ROCK PARTICLES

SOIL

A MIXTURE OF WEATHERING ROCK
Photo by ecstaticist

HUMUS

MATERIAL IN SOIL FORMED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Photo by missmac

SOIL HORIZON

ANY OF THE THE LAYERS OF SOIL FROM THE SURFACE TO THE BEDROCK
Photo by FortGirl

GROUNDWATER

WATER THAT SOAKS INTO SOIL AND ROCK

MASS WASTING

THE DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF EARTH MATERIAL CAUSED BY GRAVITY

DEPOSTION

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENT
Photo by feral arts

GLACIER

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

TILL

A JUMBLE OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITED BY A GLACIER

MORAINE

A DEPOSIT OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT IN FRONT OF OR ALONG GLACIERS

MINERAL

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

IGNEOUS ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN HOT, LIQUID LAVA COOLS INTO A SOLID
Photo by mail.matt

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

A ROCK THAT IS FORMED WHEN OTHER ROCKS ARE SQUEEZED TOGETHER
Photo by No Mug Shots

METAMORPHIC ROCK

A ROCK THAT IS FORMED BY OTHER ROCKS THAT ARE CHANGED BY HEAT
Photo by mikebaird

ROCK CYCLE

ROCKS THAT CONTINUALLY CHANGING INTO OTHER ROCKS

SUPERPOSITION

THE IDEA IN ROCK LAYERS THAT THE LAYERA AGE ARE DIFFERENT
Photo by cammybean42

RELATIVE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK AS COMPARED WITH ANOTHER ROCK

GEOLOGIC COLUMN

A LISTING OF EARTH'S ROCK LAYERS IN ORDER
Photo by someToast

FOSSIL

ANY TRACE, IMPRINT,OR REMAINS OF LIVING THINS

INDEX FOSSIL

THE REMAINS OF LIVING THINGS THAT WAS WIDESPREAD

HALF LIFE

THE TIME IT TAKES FOR HALF OF THE ELEMENTS IN AROCK BREAK APART

ABSOLUTE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK IN YEARS
Photo by Keith Roper

ERA

ONE OF THE FOUR LONG STRETCHES OF TIME