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Vocab #18
Science
Question | Answer |
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To break down or wear away. Time and weather breaks down materials. | Decay |
To break down an organism into nutrients | Decompose |
An amount of rock or soil layer down in an area | Deposit |
The natural process where rock and soil are moved from one place to another | Erosion |
The scientific study of Earth | Geology |
Dark rich soil formed from decayed plants and animals | Humus |
Small living plants or animals that can only be seen with a microscope | Microrganism |
The amount of of water in an object | Moisture |
A principle stating that younger rocks are above the older rocks | Superposition |
Breaking down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface. This forms sediment in the soil | Weathering |