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The ghost Lake vocab
The ghost Lake Vocab words
Question | Answer |
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Algae | Single-celled organisms_once considered plants that grow in water. |
Calcium | An element present in large amounts in bone ,teeth and stones such as limestone.It can dissolve in the water or settle out to form minerals such as calcite. |
Carbon | An element present in bones and shells,as well as in limestone and minerals such as calcite and aragonite. |
Erode | To gradually wear away stone or soil,as water and wind do. |
Evaporate | To gradually turn from a liquid into a gas,as water does if it is left sitting in a glass or bowl for a long period of time. |
Geologist | A scientist who studies the history and structure of Earth by looking at its rocks and minerals. |
Ice age | A period of time when large parts of North America,Europe and Asia were covered by thick sheets of ice. |
Magnesium | An element that can dissolve in water and is present in small amounts in some minerals,such as calcite and aragonite. |
Organsim | Any living thing,including plants,animals,fungi and single-celled life forms such as algae and bacteria. |
Oxygen | A gaseous element that makes up about 20 percent of Earth's atmosphere. |
Tree rings | Rings visible if the trunk of a tree is cut through with a saw . |