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Term | Definition |
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Atmosphere | The gas surrounding the earth; air |
Lithosphere | The crust and upper mantle of earth |
Mantle | The place between the crust and core |
Granite | An igneous rock with course texture |
Streak | The colour of a mineral after being crushed into powder. |
Sediment | mineral or organic matter deposited by |
Magma | the molten material beneath or within the earths crust |
Hydrosphere | All the water surrounding earth including lakes, rivers and ocean |
Asthenosphere | The region below the lithosphere |
Core | Innermost geologic layer of earth |
Standstone | Common sedimentary rock composed of sand |
Hardness | The measure of how easily minerals can be scratched |
Deposition | |
Renewable | A natural that is never used up |
Biosphere | The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms. |
Crust | the solid outermost layer of earth lying above the mantle. |
Marble | A rock consisting of calcite or dolomite formed by the metamorphism of limestone. |
Quartz | A colourless mineral found in igneous, sedimentary and metaphormic rocks. |
Geologist | A person who specializes in geologic research and study. |
Erosion | The process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc. |
Non-renewable | A resource that can run out of stop replenishing. |