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Geology Vocabulary
5th grade science
Term | Definition |
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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 |