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Chpt 8 How Earth Changes Over Time By:Sivanah

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOLD MOUNTAIN

MOUNTAIN MADE UP MOSTLY OF ROCK LAYERS
Photo by Ravages

FAULT BLOCK MOUNTAIN

A MOUNTAIN MADE BY HUGE TILTED BLOCKS
Photo by Darkroom Daze

WEATHERING

BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES BY NATURAL PROCESSES
Photo by theqspeaks

EROSION

THE PICKING UP AND REMOVAL OF ROCK PARTICLES
Photo by Franco Folini

SOIL

A MIXTURE OF WEATHERED ROCKS, DECAYED PLANT, ECT.
Photo by aunullah

HUMUS

MATERIAL IN SOIL FORMD BY THE BREAKDOWN OF PLANT AND ANIMAL
Photo by po.psi.que

SOIL HORIZON

ANY OF THE LAYERS OF SOIL FROM YHE SURFACE TO THE BEDROCK BELOW
Photo by snre

GROUNDWATER

WATER THAT SOAKS INTO SOIL
Photo by Kecko

MASS WASTING

DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF EARTH MATERIAL CAUSED BY GRAVITY
Photo by mnlamberson

DEPOSITION

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENT
Photo by lvanvlee8

GLACIER

A HUGE SHEET OF ICE
Photo by Piero...

TILL

A JUMBLE OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITED BY A GLACIER

MORAINE

A DEPOSIT OF MANY SIZES OF SEDIMENT
Photo by brewbooks

MINERAL

NATURALLY OCCURRING SOLID IN EARTH'S CRUST

IGNEOUS ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN HOT
Photo by Ron Schott

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

A ROCK THAT FORMS FROM OTHER PIECES OF ROCK
Photo by pecooper98362

METAMORPHIC ROCK

ROCK THAT FORMES BY HEAT, PRESSURE, OR A CHEMICAL REACTION
Photo by mikebaird

ROCK CYCLE

ROCKS CONTINUALLY CHANGING FROM ONE KIND INTO ANOTHER
Photo by nemone

SUPERPOSITION

SERIES OF ROCK LAYERS THE BOTTEM LAYER IS OLDEST AND TOP IS YOUNGEST

RELATIVE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK AS COMPARED WITH ANOTHER ROCK

GEOLOGIC COLUMN

LISTING OF EARTH'S ROCK LAYERS IN ORDER FROM OLDEST TO YOUNGEST

FOSSIL

ANY TRACE OR IMPRINT OF LIVING THING PRESERVED IN EARTH'S CRUST
Photo by Monica's Dad

INDEX FOSSIL

REMAINS OF A LIVING THING THAT WAS EVERYWHERE BUT DIDN'T LIVE LONG
Photo by kevinzim

HALF-LIFE

THE TIME IT TAKES AN ELEMENT TO DECAYS HALF ITS MASS
Photo by swainboat

ABSOLUTE AGE

THE AGE OF A ROCK IN YEARS
Photo by Vvillamon

ERA

ONE OF THE FOUR LONG STRETCHES OF TIME IN EARTH'S HISTORY