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Geology Vocabulary
5th grade science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| magma | hot molten material beneath Earth's crust |
| glacier | thick layer of ice that moves slowly |
| butte | a hill that stands alone. It has a flat top and steep sides |
| deposition | the dropping of sediments that have been eroded |
| erosion | the process of moving weather bits of rock |
| fault | a crack in earth's crust that allows the crust to slip |
| weather | wearing away/ breaking into smaller pieces |
| divergent | a plate movement that pulls apart |
| convergent | plate movement that comes together |
| earthquake | shaking that moves across the earth in waves |
| volcano | an opening in earth's crust where melted rock, ash and gases erupt |
| seismograph | an instrument that measures earthquakes |
| latteral or transformation | sliding plates |
| arches | curved rock formations formed by erosion |
| u-shaped valley | valley made by glaciers |
| v-shaped valley | valley made by a river |
| MYA | millions of years ago - how geologic time is measured |
| pangea | the name of all continents together |