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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rock cycle | an idealized process of rocks under earths crust |
| weathering | the change of appearance or texture |
| erosion | the process of erosion by water,wind, and natural agents |
| sediments | matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid |
| deposits | a sum of money kept in a bank |
| organic | derived from living matter |
| fossil | remains or impression of a prehistoric organism |
| sedimentary rock | rock that has formed from solidification or deposition |
| fossils in igneous rock | volcanic sediments |
| superposition | the law that states that strata if it is a younger element it is on top |
| plate tectonics | that the outer ridge is that they are divided into a couple dozen plates |
| continental drift | earth crust slowly atop a liquid |
| Alfred wagner | theory of Pangaea |
| Sea floor spreading | new formation around oceanic crust |
| plate tectonic movement |