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Chapter 7 Science
Geology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |