CMS - Earth's History

Mrs. Ducham (United States of America)
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  1. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
  2. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  3. mantle
    a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
  4. crater
    a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
  5. caldera
    a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano
  6. dinosaur
    an extinct terrestrial reptile of the Mesozoic era
  7. reptile
    a cold-blooded vertebrate including snakes and lizards
  8. era
    a period marked by distinctive character
  9. geology
    science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
  10. paleontologist
    a specialist in fossil organisms and related remains
  11. minimum
    the smallest possible quantity
  12. maximum
    the greatest or most complete or best possible
  13. uniformity
    the quality of lacking diversity or variation
  14. layered
    with one thin piece on top of another
  15. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  16. delta
    a low area of alluvial deposits where a river divides
  17. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  18. bayou
    a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake
  19. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  20. imprint
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
  21. decay
    the organic phenomenon of rotting
  22. decompose
    break down
  23. petrify
    change into stone
  24. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  25. evolve
    undergo development
  26. mold
    the distinctive form in which a thing is made
  27. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  28. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  29. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  30. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
Created on Thu Dec 19 10:21:06 EST 2013 (updated Tue Feb 04 12:46:20 EST 2014)

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