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Unit2 Lesson4 Vocab
This vocabulary set aligns with Mystery Science's vocabulary.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aquatic | underwater |
| canyon | a deep hole in the ground formed over a long time by moving water |
| coal | a dark rock made of fossil plants that can be burned and used for fuel |
| deposition | the process of sediment falling and setting on a surface |
| environment | all the living and nonliving things in a particular place |
| evidence | information that can be used to support or reject an idea |
| model | a pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with |
| fossil | the remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago |
| sediment | very small pieces of rock |
| fossil fuel | a material made of fossils that is burned for energy, such as coal |
| sedimentary rock | a type of rock formed when sediments settle and then press together over long periods of time |
| swamp | a habitat covered in water and filled with many trees |
| geologist | a person who studies the origin , physical nature, structure, and history of Earth |
| metamorphic rock | rocks formed by great heat and pressure |
| igneous rock | rocks formed when lava that has erupted from volcanoes cools and hardens |