Vocabulary
mixed mineral matter that makes up the surface of the Earth
rocks
Igneous rock becomes sedimentary rock through the...
rock cycle
drifting slabs of solid rock
tectonic plates
the processes that form, break down, and reform rock from one category to another is called the...
rock cycle
the collection of particles of rocks, minerals, and the remains of plants and animals
sediment
Name 2 examples of a fossil
dinosaur bones, coral, shells...
the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces from exposure to wind, water, and gravity, changes in temperature, and or biological forces
weathering
the remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces of impressions of living things from past geologic ages or the traces of their activities
fossil
the moving of sediment by wind, water, or gravity
erosion
Weathering breaks rock down, and ____________carries those pieces away.
erosion