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Science Unit C

Chapter 1

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Weathering the process that breaks down and changes rocks
Erosion moving of weathered rock and soil
Deposition the dropping of minerals moved by erosion
Plate a large section of the earths surface made of the crust and the rigid top part of the mantel
Plate Tectonics a teary state in the earths surface is broken into a plate that moves
Mineral a natural non living solid with a definite chemical structure
Rock Cycle the way rocks change from one form to another
Atmosphere layer that gasses are found
Hydrosphere layer that water is found
Lithosphere layer that minerals are found
Center most layer of the earth core
Middle layer of the earth Mantle
Outside layer of earth Crust
Hypothesis that continents have moved edges and features don't match
Events that cause plate movement earth quake, fault
Where do most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur on earth? Hawaii
How do volcanoes form islands? they explode into water, the lava and water form islands.
Example of weathering iron to rust
Example of erosion wind and weather and ice
Example of disposition beaches and dunes
Sedimentary Rock rock formed when elements are pressed or cemented together.
Igneous Rock rock formed from melted rock that comes from deep with in the earth.
Metamorphic rock a rock formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are changed by heat or pressure.
Why do scientists study layers of rock to study what has changed from the past.
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