Vocabulary Words For Future Reference

Words For The Rock Cycle, Geological Time, And Natural ResourcesPart 1: The Rock Cycle

Clastic Rock,

Foliated, Magma

A rock that is composed and broken down from older rocks or sediment.

Rocks that are put into 2 groups based on whether the metamorphic rock is and laminae.

Magma is melted rock that is formed when Igneous rock is being formed……. underground.!!

Mineral, Intrusive, Compaction

A mineral is a kind of substance that is inorganic and has 5 structures and elements composed from the Earth.

Intrusive is when Igneous rock is harden deep inside Earth’s layers of rocks.

Compaction happens when the sediments are squeezed together to make Sedimentary rock. Some times, fossils are stuck and compacted with the layers.

Reclamation, Rock texture,

Extrusive Reclamation is

when you claim that usable materials can help deduct the use of non-renewable that cannot last a long time. Minerals are non-renewable so we need to conserve the minerals hidden in Earth’s crust.

Rock texture is how the rock feels in your hand. Ways to identify the texture is by feeling its luster, hardness, and fracture.

The word extrusive means that the magma that creates igneous rock is harden outside of the Earth and it produces fertile soil for planting and farming.

Cementation, Organic Rock, Non-foliated

When the sediments are squeezed together, the sediments are then compacted together and sealed into different layers of sediment.

Organic is a characteristic that describes if the mineral has compounds of animal mixtures or remains stuck inside minerals such as amber.

Non-foliated means that the metamorphic rocks don't have distant layers or bands between each other.

Lava, Grains, Sediment

Lava is when the magma from the eruption from the volcano explodes and lets itself make its way towards the bottom of the volcano or even far away from it.

Grains are small particles of dust that are used to build the formation of rocks. These grains are what you see in rocks. These grains are the branches of the sedimentary rocks.

Sediment is what the sedimentary rocks are made from. These sediments can be big or small. As sediment is cemented together, fossilized fossils are connected to the sedimentary rocks.

Erosion, Chemical

Rock, Rock Cycle

Erosion is a movement of sediment that is caused by wind, water, or ice. Erosion then leaves the sediment towards the mouth of the river which is then deposited, cemented, squeezed together to form sedimentary rock.

Chemical rocks are rocks that have been comprised material deposited by precipita . These rocks aren’t formed as the other sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic rocks are.

The Rock Cycle has no beginning and no ending, just like a the Water Cycle. It has the Igneous, sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks. Each rock has its own story to share.

Ore, Igneous Rock,

Sedimentary Rocks

Ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements such as metals. Ore can be found in almost all parts of the world. Ore can be found in the Earth’s crust by mining.

Igneous rock is a type of rock that is formed by heat and fire. They can either formed extrusive (which is above ground) or intrusive, (inside Earth). When the lava cools down, the magma hardens and is converted into an igneous rock.

Sedimentary rocks are rocks that is built up by sediments. These rocks are made by layers of sediment that are composited and cemented into layers.

Deposition, Metamorphic

Rock, Weathering,

Mining Deposition is when an amount

of land that is added to the landform or land mass. This builds up sediments of layers with fossils hidden inside the rock.

A Metamorphic rock is a rock that is produced by heat and pressure. These rocks were once Sedimentary rocks or Igneous rock. When heat and pressure is added, the heat burns them under tons of lava and basically changes the structure and surface that the rock is made of.

Weathering is a process that is taken when building the shape of a rock. When weathering occurs, the sediments aren’t moved but are broken down.

Mining is an act that when a person or a group of people go to extract minerals and other things from the Earth’s crust.

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Part 2: Geological Time

Fossils, Relative Age, Geologic

Periods A group of remain of an

animal that has been decomposed for almost a million years is called a fossil. A fossil is found in a sedimentary formed over millions of years. Some fossils are found in a substance called amber.

A relative age isn’t the exact age or time period. It doesn’t have a date. A relative age is when you describe the age you are talking about is close to another era, date, or age.

Geologic periods are ages that the Earth has been in. They are the Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, and the Cenozoic Era. These eras are described as the triumph of animals and the extinction of any others.

Superposition, Absolute Age,

Original Superposition is an act

of being in the same position that you are in for a long time. It is the order of which sedimentary strata are cemented above another.

To have an exact day or date is called an absolute age. An absolute age is telling us that there is a date that can be found. It all depends on the era someone is in.

To be the ordinary product that someone or something has produced is called Original. It is the original copy.

Index, Pangaea,

Horizontally An index is a part of a

book that you would find a word and their page number. In any book or booklet there is an index at the back of the book.

Pangaea was thought(to scientist) that it had existed millions of years ago. Pangaea was a huge supercontinent. All of the present 7 continents were connect to Pangaea. Some parts of continents were underwater when some parts are as hot as a desert.

The direction of going left to right. A mathematical vocabulary word used to describe the way something is shaped.

Fossil, Uniformitarianism, Geologic Era, Extinct.

A fossil is a remain of an animal or organism that has decayed and has substances in it. A fossil must more that a hundred years old for it to be a fossil.

A concept of Earth’s surface that was changed in the past by erosion, earthquakes and severe floods. It has theories. One of them is that that there is an existing force that is around since the existing of the Earth.

Geological Era is the era that divides up periods and eons. Similar to the geologic periods, there are 3 major ancient eras.

Extinct is a group of organisms or members of organisms that are no longer alive. Some are dinosaurs, saber-tooth tigers, and more.

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Part 3: Natural Resources

Fuel, Hydroelectric Power, Energy conservation

Fuel is what fills up our gas tanks for our cars. These fuels come from fossils that are in the ground. Some of these fuels are coal and oil. We drill for them in the ground. It is a non-renewable resource. Once we use all of these fossils, that will be enough for our cars.

Hydroelectric power will or someday be used to power everyday objects. This will help us from using and wasting the fossil fuels. This can power many things.

Energy conservation is a way to save energy from being wasted. Energy conservation can make a big difference when saving on fossil fuels, minerals, and other non-renewable resources.

Conservation, Energy, Fossil

fuel Conservation is a way

of telling the Earth that you care. Conservation is described as saving and protecting the Earth. We can all pinch in by, reuse, reduce, and recycle. The Earth’s surface can be made even better by following the 3 tips.

Energy is what keeps the Earth moving. Energy today is being introduced into many different ways. Fossil fuels, solar power, and dams are just a few examples of energy.

Fossil fuels is the exact same thing as oil and coal. This helps us by filling up gas tanks and boosting the economy to high levels. A negative factor is that when these fossil fuels are gone, there gone.

Solar Energy, Geothermal, Air Pollution

Solar energy is wind power. That is used when wind is there. This type of technology has evolved and grown out since the 1990. Solar power can help by stop the use of fossil fuels, and the Greenhouse effect. IT can help us with daily chores.

Geothermal is a type of energy that is generated to help with technology around us. This includes, steam dry power plants and other things. This can be an advancement between things and humanity.

Air Pollution is harmful. It is air that has carbon dioxide, and maybe acid. This can cause disease in lungs (which is called lung cancer) can stop the respiratory system.

Dust Bowl, Global

Warming, Wind Energy

The Dust Bowl was one if the most serious dust storms to ever hit the United States. The wind blew millions of acres of fertile soil away from the Great Plains. This was one of the factors that caused the Great Depression. Farmers weren’t able to keep their farms under control so they lost millions

Global Warming has been a major political issue since the early 1920s. The Earth has been warming up 2 degrees each year. If the polar icecaps melt, it will cause mass of extinctions of species and great floods.

Wind energy is a way of conserving energy from the wind. Solar wind structures are built to make electricity and to power homes without the help of fossil fuels.

Nuclear Energy, Water pollution soil,

Erosion biomass, Wind

break terracing

Nuclear energy is energy that is very powerful. A nuclear plant has explosives and could melt anything in its way if it is destroyed. This energy may be used to create the next dangerous weapon, the Nuclear Bomb!

Water pollution soil is water that is found in soil that is contaminated with carbon dioxide, and harmful chemicals. Farmers add these in their crops and cause them to die and be poisoned.

Erosion biomass is a way of acid rain to not cause erosion to erode sediment away. When rocks aren’t eroded away, they can cause to be stacked up and cause a sedimentary rock.

Wind break terracing is when wind has the right amount of force that it can move rocks around, smash, violently destroy rocks, and divide rocks into sediment.