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Hushek- 003

"BENs Vocab" Mrs. Hushek's 6th grade Science - Digging In 02

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volcano a place on Earth from which melted rock, ash, gases, and other material can escape from beneath Earth's surface.
rock a naturally formed, non-living solid mass composed of grains of Earth material
magma melted rock that is under the surface of Earth
lava melted rock that has reached the surface of Earth
vent an opening on Earth's surface that allows lava, ash, gases, or other volcanic material to escape
model a representation of something in the world
simulate use a model to imitate or act out real-life situations
bar graph type of graph that uses either vertical (up and down) bars or horizontal (across) bars to show data. Data can be in words or numbers
repeatable when someone follows the reported procedure, they get similar results
replicate to run a procedure again and get the same results
soil The loose top layer of Earth's surface, able to support life,consisting of rock and mineral particles mixed with organic matter, air, and soil.
trial one time through a procedure
precision how close together the measured values are
standardized the same
range the zone between the largest and smallest results
variation a spread of data
viscous having a sticky, thick, or gluey consistency; not free flowing
mineral a naturally formed, inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and a specific arrangement of atoms in a crystalline pattern
inorganic material that does not come from living things
crystalline describes the arrangement of atoms in a specific structural pattern
texture in this case, the size, shape, and arrangement of the grains in rocks
igneous one of the three main categories of rock, formed when hot molten magma or lava cools and becomes solid
sedimentary one of the three main categories of rock, formed when eroded and deposited rock particles are compacted or cemented together, or from particles left behind as water
metamorphic one of the three main categories of rock, formed when already existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemical action
pressure the amount of compression force acting on a substance
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