Liquid formed underground and later eruptes.
Magma
Rock formed from cooling and solidification(Intrusive Rock)
Igneous Rock
fossils found in the oldest layer.
Index Fossils
current in a fluid
Convection currents
Wind, Rain, etc that moves eroded rocks.
weathering
What is the liquid that comes out a volcano?
Lava
Rock formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation.
Sedimentary rocks
significant displacement.
Fault
Continental drift
The breaking down of rocks to small pieces
erosion
The first core in the Earth.
Inner Core
Most commonly associated with rocks.(small bits of solid form, naturally made)
Minerals
contact between two groups of unconformable strata.
Unconformity
The outer most earliest part of the Earth.
Crust
Particles or sediments binding together
cementation
A natural disaster caused by shaking from tectonic plates
Earthquake
Rocks
Relative order in past events
relative dating
The 3 layer of the Earth
Mantel
The sediments compacted to one other soon to be binded.
compaction
Rock layer that cuts through other rock layers.
Igneous intrusion
Rock that transforms from previous rocks.
Metamorphic rock
Igneous Intrusion is always younger then the layers it cuts through(law of _____)
Law of Cross-cutting
Sediments
sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a land form.
Deposition