Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Fuels Vocabulary

Process of binding and hardening of sediments into hard rock

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Decomposition

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Process by which overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments

• Compaction

• Decomposition

• Deposition

• Erosion

The process by which dead plants and animals decay or rot

• Decomposition

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Evidence

• Fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice (e.g. glaciers)

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Cementation

• Compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Facts or other information supporting a claim or proposition

• Evidence

• Model

• Process of formation

• Fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fuels formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals; examples include coal, petroleum (oil) and natural gas

• Fossil fuels

• Organism

• Decomposition

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally

• Landform

• Model

• Organism

• Process of formation

a picture, idea, or object that represents an object, a system, or process and is used to help with understanding; models have advantages and limitations

• Model

• Organism

• Process of formation

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A living thing that grows, reproduces, responds to its environment, and can function on its own

• Organism

• Fossil fuels

• Process of formation

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5