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Ella Switzer
Question | Answer |
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Glacier | a large mass of slow-moving ice that floats down a slope |
weathering | the slow breaking apart or wearing away of rock into smaller pieces |
humus | the decayed remains of plants and animals in soil |
subsoil | the bottom layer of soil containing bits of rock |
deposition | the dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity |
erosion | the movement of weathered rock material from one place to another |
soil | made up of bits of rock, minerals, and material that was once part of living things |
delta | a large mass of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river |
fossil | the preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago |
paleontologist | a scientist who studies fossils and organisms that lived long ago |
topsoil | the layer of soil containing a lot of humus |
bedrock | the solid rock that lies below the lowest layer of soil |
clay soil | very small particles and is tightly packed together soil |
petrified | plants that have turned into rock |
amber | tree sap that has gotten very hard |
red clay | type of soil Georgia has |