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weathering\fossils
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wethering | Breakdown of rocks |
| Mechanical | physically breaking rocks |
| Ice Wedging | Water freezes and cracks rocks |
| Pressure Release | Exfoliation: rocks come off in layers |
| Plant Roots | Plant roots crack rocks |
| Abrasion | Rocks wear down from water and waves |
| Chemical | rocks breakdown chemicaly |
| Acid rain | causes weathering by dissolving minerals into rocks |
| Rust | iron minerals in the rocks mix with water and oxygen to form rust |
| Three factors | Surface area, rock composition, and climate |
| Erosion | Weathered rock particles are moved |
| Fossils | Traces, remains, or evidence of living things |
| Sedimentary rocks | where most fossils are found |
| mold fossils | A layer of sediment covers the organism {impressions} |
| cast fossils | when a mold is filled in [makes a copy] |
| trace | foot prints, burrows, feces, etc. |
| amber | fossilized tree sap |
| scientist | can make predictions about the ecosystem based on fossils |