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Science Vocabulary
Sediments
Types of Rock
And it Moves!
Hodge Podge
100
This includes the processes that cause minerals and rocks to become smaller.
What is weathering
100
This is the largest type of sediment that we have learned about.
What is gravel
100
These types of rocks are formed when small pieces of rocks and minerals are pressed down under great pressure
What are sedimentary rocks
100
this is a type of weathering that comes from the clouds
What is acid rain
100
This is the answer to a multiplication problem
What is product
200
this is a large mass of ice that has formed from many years of compacted snow
What is a glacier
200
This type of sediment is smaller than silt,
What is clay
200
These rocks are formed when rocks are changed by lots of pressure and heat
What are metamorphic rocks
200
this is the result of the scraping of rocks that are imbedded in the a glacier.
What is glacial abrasion
200
The top number in a fraction is this
What is the numerator
300
this is a process that refers to the effect of motion, such as wind, rain, waves, glacial movement and freezing/thawing
What is physical weathering
300
This type of sediment has a variety of colors and feels grainy
What is sand
300
These rocks are formed when magma cools and becomes a solid
What are igneous rocks
300
this process moves weathered material from one place to another.
What is erosion
300
this part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is noun
400
this is part of the scientific method which means to make an educated guess or prediction
What is hypothesis
400
The size of this type of sediment is larger than clay and smaller than sand
What is silt
400
These forces help to build new rocks
What are constructive forces
400
this is the melting and then freezing of the bottom of a glacier which causes cracks in the rocks below it.
What is glacial plucking
400
impossible to control or keep in order
What is incorrigible
500
this is the last step in the scientific method is
What is communicate the results
500
Rocks break into sediments by this, which includes processes like frost, wind, rubbing of rocks, and living organisms.
What is weathering
500
this type of rocks looks like it has layers in it and is usually light in color
What are sedimentary rocks
500
this moves sediments down volcanoes
What is lava
500
coming from within
What is intrinsic