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Ged - Geology
Terms/ Definitions for Geology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Extinct | no longer existing |
| Fossil | remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock |
| Geology | the study of Earth’s structure, how it formed, and how it changes |
| Magma | hot melted rock beneath the Earth’s surface |
| Minerals | a non–living substances found naturally in or on Earth |
| Tectonic Plates | large areas of Earth’s crust that move over the mantle and fit together to form the planet’s surface |
| Inner core | Center of the earth, solid which is made of iron and nickel |
| Outer core | Outside of the inner core, made of liquid iron and nickel |
| Mantle | Widest layer, made of hot magma |
| Crust | Outermost layer of the earth, all living things live on this level |
| Divergent | Plates move away from each other |
| Convergent | Plates move together |
| Transform | Plates slide along each other |
| Fossils | Pieces or imprints of other organisms preserved from millions of years ago |
| Minerals | Nonliving substance that occurs naturally on earth |