Earth History Investigation 3 Vocab

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Carbonate material with formula CaCO₃

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calcite

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Substance of carbon and oxygen

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carbonate

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Remains or imprint of life in Earth's crust

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fossil

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Strata with distinct characteristics and sediment sequences.

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Formation

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Water stored below Earth's surface

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Groundwater

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A naturally occurring warm body of water heated from underground.

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hot spring

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Geology: deposit of soft mud in water

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ooze

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Forming a solid, insoluble product in a reaction

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precipitate

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A rock formed from layers of sediments sticking together.

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sedimentary rock

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Calcium carbonate deposit shaped like an upside-down icicle on a cave floor.

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Stalagmite