Geology Vocabulary

_____________ is formed when little pieces of dirt are pushed and squeezed tightly together and eventually cemented together.

• Deposition rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

After long exposure to wind, rain, and ice, rock breaks into tiny pieces called sediment. This slow change to Earth's surface is called _______________________.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• a feature on Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_____________ is to keep something protected and safe from harm.

• Canyon

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Conserve

______________ is another name for coal, oil, and natural gas.

• Fossil fuels

• Dinosaur fuels

• Ancient fuels

• Power fuels

____________ is something we get from the Earth that we are using faster than it can be replaced.

• Renewable resource

• Fossils

• Nonrenewable resource

• Trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

___________ is when sediment is cemented together and this forms a rock.

• Cementation

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tiny pieces of rock, shells, and sand are called ___________-.

• resources

• landforms

• fuel

• sediment

When sediment is firmly pressed together from all the weight of the land above it, this sediment has been ______________.

• compacted

• conserved

• eroded

• deposited to a new area

__________ is natural feature on Earth's surface.

• Cypress

• Fossil fuels

• Resources

• Landform

The process of dropping sediment in a new place is called __________.

• conservation

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion