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Geology
9th Grade
02/29/2016

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Term

1. Ignerous Rock

 

 

Definition

Definition: is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.


Sentence:  is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

 Ex 1: Mamga


EX 2:Lava    

Term

2.Sedimentary Rock 

 

Definition

Definition: are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material


Sentence: at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.


 Ex 1:  water


Ex 2: material

 

Term

3. Metamorphic Rock

 

Definition

Definition: that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat, pressure, or some other agent without passing through a liquid phase.


Sentence: which can be formed from limestone, and slate, which is formed from shale.


Ex 1: marble 


                 Ex 2:    limestone         

Term

4. Rock Cycle

 

Definition

Definitions: an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust.


Sentence: involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock.

 

Ex 1:metamorphism


Ex 2:remelting

Term

5. Erosion 

 

Definition

Definition: the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents


Sentence: the gradual destruction or diminution of something.


Ex 1: water


Ex 2: natural agents

Term
6. Weathering (physical & chemical)
Definition

Definition:  is the class of processes that causes the disintegration of rocks without chemical change.


Setence: is abrasion the process by which clasts and other particles are reduced in size.

 

Ex 1:chemical 

 

Ex 2:physical 


 
Term
7. Soil Horizon
Definition

Definition: is a layer generally parallel to the soil crust, whose physical characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath.


Sentence: most cases by obvious physical features, chiefly colour and texture.


Ex 1: texture 

Ex 2: soil


Term
8. Continental drift
Definition

Definition: the movement of the continents across the earth's surface.


Sentence: 

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