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Chpt. 8 How Earths Crust Changes Over Time-Chey

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOLD MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE OF MOSTLY ROCK LAYERS (SQUEEZED TOGETHER)
Photo by Brian Romans

FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE BY HUGE TILTED BLOCKS

WEATHERING

THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES (NATURAL)
Photo by ang-st

EROSION

THE PICKING UP AND REMOVAL OF ROCK PARTICALS
Photo by Luis Sanz

SOIL

A MIXTURE OF WEATHERED ROCK, DECAYED PLANTS AND ANIMAL MATTER
Photo by Franco Folini

HUMUS

MATERIAL IM SOIL FORMED BY BREAKDOWN OF PLANT AND ANIMAL MATTER
Photo by bookishjulia

SOIL HORIZON

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

GROUNDWATER

WATER THAT SOAKS INTO SOIL AND ROCK BY COLLECTING IN SPACE

MASS WASTING

THE DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF EARTH MATERIAL CAUSED BY GRAVITY
Photo by brewbooks

DEPOSITION

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENT
Photo by subarcticmike

GLACIER

A HUGE SHEET OF ICE AND SNOW THAT MOVES SLOWLY OVER LAND
Photo by Anita363

TILL

A JUMBLE OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITED BY A GLACIER
Photo by wili_hybrid

MORIAN

A DEPOSIT OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT IN FRONT AND SIDES OF GLACIERS

MINERAL

A NATURALLY OCCURRING SOLID IN EARTH'S CRUST

IGNEOUS ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN HOT, LIQUID LAVA COOLS AND HARDENS
Photo by Ron Schott

SEDIMENT ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS FROM PIECES OF OTHER ROCKS
Photo by chrissam42

METAMORPHIC ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS FROM ANOTHER KIMD OF ROCK

ROCK CYCLE

ROCKS CONTINUALLY CHANGE FROM ONE KIND IMTO ANOTHER
Photo by wockerjabby

SUPERPOSITION

A SERIES OF ROCK LAYERS THE BOTTOM IS OLD THE TOP IS YOUNG
Photo by CraigMoulding

RELATIVE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK AS COMPARED WITH ANOTHER ROCK

GEOLOGIC COLUMN

A LISTING OF EARTH'S ROCK LAYERS IN ORDER FROM OLD TO YOUNG
Photo by Ken Lund

FOSSIL

ANY TRACE, IMPRINT, OR REMAINS OF A LIVING THING IN EARTH'S CRUST
Photo by Rob Swatski

INDEX FOSSIL

THE REMAINS OF A LIVING THING THAT LIVED FOR A SHORT PART OF EARTH
Photo by mharrsch

HALF-LIFE

THE TIME IT TAKES FOR HALF THE MASS OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS TO DECAY
Photo by Rappzula

ABSOLUTE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK IN YEARS DETERMINED BY MEASURING THE DECAY RATE
Photo by Kalense Kid

ERA

ONE OF THE FOUR LONG STRETCHES OF TIME IN EARTH'S HISTORY
Photo by Travis S.