Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Three types of Rocks
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Lava
Molten rock that flows out of a volcano.
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Model
An idea of something that can’t be fully known or seen.
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Intrusive Igneous Rock
Intrusive is formed from magma that cooled and hardened beneath the crust of the Earth.
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Name the layers of the Earth in order.Out to in.
Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner Core
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Sediment
The load of sand, silt, mud, and gravel carried by rivers as they flow
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Minerals
Non-living solid materials that make up a rock
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Geologist
A scientist who studies the Earth and what is inside the Earth
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Extrusive Igneous Rock
Formed from lava that cooled and hardened on the surface of the Earth.
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Tools and Techniques for studying Earth
Fire suites, Seismographs, and Surveyor’s levels
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Sedimentation
The process of sediments being deposited, usually at the bottom of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
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Magma
Molten rock inside Earth.
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Focus
The first place that the rocks break below the surface of the crust
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Sedimentary Rock
Formed from particles of sand, shells, pebbles, and other eroded sediments. Compaction and Cementation Is included
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Incremental Changes
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
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Fluvial Landforms
Landforms that are created by running/flowing water
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Volcano
An opening in the Earth’s crust
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Epicentre
The point on the surface directly above the focus.
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Metamorphic Rock
Rocks that have been changed.
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Types of Weathering
Mechanical, Chemical, Biological
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Landslides
Sudden, fast movements of rocks and soil down a slope
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Igneous Rock Formation
Form from hot, molten rock.
500
Seismic Waves
Energy that spreads as waves through the Earth OR Earthquake waves
500
What rock is this?
Sedimentary
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Properties of Minerals
Color, Lustre, Streak, Cleavage, Fracture, Hardness, Crystal shape.
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Glaciers
Slow-moving masses of ice and snow.