Science chapter 8
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Rock cycle | The continuous process by which rock type changes into another rock type
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| Igneous rock | Rock that forms when magma,lava, cools and solidifies
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| Metamorphic rock | Rock that forms when texture or composition of existing rock changes due to heat or pressure
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| Uniformitarianism | A principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
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| Catastrophism | A principle that states geologic change occurs suddenly
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| Paleontology | The scientific study of fossils
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| Sedimentary rock | A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
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| Relative dating | Any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects
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| Superposition | A principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
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| Absolute dating | Any method of measuring the age of an event or object in years
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| Radioactive dating | A method of determining the absolute age of an object by comparing the relative percentages of radioactive isotope and a stable isotope
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