Essential Science Vocabulary: Earth Science: Geology

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  1. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  2. core
    the central part of the Earth
  3. crust
    the outer layer of the Earth
  4. deposition
    the natural process of laying something down
  5. elevation
    distance of something above a reference point
  6. epoch
    a unit of geological time that is divided into ages
  7. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  8. era
    a major division of geological time
  9. erosion
    condition in which the earth's surface is worn away
  10. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
  11. geology
    science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
  12. hydrosphere
    the watery layer of the earth's surface
  13. igneous
    produced by the action of fire or intense heat
  14. lithosphere
    the solid part of the Earth
  15. mantle
    the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  16. metamorphic
    having undergone transformation by pressure, heat, etc.
  17. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
  18. period
    a unit of geological time when a system of rocks formed
  19. petrifaction
    the process of turning some plant material into stone
  20. prehistoric
    belonging to or existing before recorded times
  21. sedimentary
    formed by or containing the accumulation of deposited matter
  22. sedimentation
    the accumulation of matter deposited by some natural process
  23. stratum
    one of several parallel layers of material
  24. tide
    the periodic rise and fall of the sea level
Created on Wed Aug 04 13:26:18 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Aug 04 14:51:08 EDT 2021)

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