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8th Week 35 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Explicit | Stated clearly in detail |
| Furthermore | Also or in addition to |
| Incentive | A thing that motivates or encourages one to do something |
| Index | Alphabetical listing |
| Input | Enter in or contribute to something |
| Lecture | A talk given on a specific subject |
| Minstry | Department or agency for a specific purpose |
| Advocate | Supporter, backer or promoter |
| Classic | Timeless, unforgettable or immortal |
| Comprise | Consist of; made up of |
| Rock Cycle | a model describing the transformations of rocks from one major rock type to another |
| Pressure | the force per unit area exerted on an object |
| Heat | the transfer of thermal energy |
| Metamorphic | one of the major types of rock that is created from previously existing rock by the action of intense heat and pressure |
| Igneous | 1. one of the three major rock types, formed by the cooling and crystallization of magma or lava 2. the processes involved in the melting and cooling of magma |
| Sedimentary | a word describing a rock or layer of rocks formed by the lithification of transported or precipitated particles |
| Water Cycle | the continual movement of water between the land, ocean, and the air through predictable physical processes |
| Evaporation | the process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas |
| Condensation | the process by which a gas changes into a liquid |
| Precipitation | water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain |