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Ch.8 Science

Published on Dec 05, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Ch.8 Science

Karleigh Schoenberger
Photo by thatmushroom

fold mountain

A mountain made up mostly of rock layers

fault-block mountain

A mountain made by huge titled blocks of rocks
Photo by Al_HikesAZ

weathering

The breaking down of rocks into smaller peices
Photo by Jocey K

erosion

The picking up and removal of rock particles

soil

Loose, weathered rock 
Photo by Milkwood.net

humus

Material in soil formed by the breakdown of plant and animals
Photo by bill barber

soil horizon

Any of the layers from the surface to the bedrock
Photo by Miguel Vera

groundwater

Water that soaks into soil and rock

mass wasting

The downhill movement of Earth material caused by gravity

deposition

The dropping off of sediment

glacier

A huge sheet of ice and snow
Photo by Aztlek

till

A jumble of many sizes of sediment
Photo by ari mail

moraine

A deposit of many sizes of sediment 
Photo by Molard

mineral

A naturally occurring solid in Earth's crust  

igneous rock

A rock that forms when hot, liquid lava cools and hardens into a solid
Photo by rachidH

sedimentary rock

A rock that forms from pieces of other rocks that are squeezed together

metamorphic rocks

A rock that is formed by heat, pressure, or a chemical reaction 
Photo by Ricky Cosmos

rock cycle

Rocks continually changing from one kind into another in a never ending process

superposition

A series of rock layers, bottom layers the oldest, top layer is the youngest

relative age

The age of a rock as compared with another rock

geologic column

A listing of Earth's rocks layers in order from oldest to youngest

fossil

Any trace, imprint,or remains of a living thing

index fossil

The remains of a living thing that was widespread but didn't live very long

half-life

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

absolute age

The age of a rock in years
Photo by kevin dooley

era

One of the four long stretches of time in Earth's history