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Chapter 7 Science
Geology
Term | Definition |
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asteroids | chunks of rock that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter |
erosion | movement of weathered rock and soil by water, ice, wind, waves or gravity |
deposition | process by which eroded particles from one place are dropped, or deposited, in a new place |
geologist | one who studies the structure of the Earth |
glacier | a long lasting body of ice that develops over the land |
landslides | large movements of rock and soil down a hillside |
lava | molten rock on earth's surface |
magma | molten rock below Earth's surface |
meteorite | when a meteoroid hits Earth's surface |
meteoroids | smaller chunks of rock that do not orbit the sun |
moraine | an area of disorganized rocks, soil, and other debris left behind by a glacer |
outwash plain | made up of layers of soil deposited on area as an ice sheet slowly melts |
tectonic plates | Earth's crust broken into large slabs of rock |
tsunami | an underwater eathquake |
weathering | breakdown of rock by physical and chemical means |