Science Vocabulary Words

fossil fuel

• To break down organic matter (to rot and decay)

• Formed over MILLIONS of years from the buried remains of organisms, we use them for energy (ex. coal, natural gas, oil petroleum.

• When sediments are GLUED together by minerals

• When sediments are SQUEEZED together by a lot of pressure

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fossil

• To break down organic matter (to rot and decay)

• Formed over MILLIONS of years from the buried remains of organisms, we use them for energy (ex. coal, natural gas, oil petroleum.

• The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago (bones, shells, and imprints)

• When sediments are SQUEEZED together by a lot of pressure

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cementation

• To break down organic matter (to rot and decay)

• Formed over MILLIONS of years from the buried remains of organisms, we use them for energy (ex. coal, natural gas, oil petroleum.

• When sediments are GLUED together by minerals

• When sediments are SQUEEZED together by a lot of pressure

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compaction

• To break down organic matter (to rot and decay)

• Formed over MILLIONS of years from the buried remains of organisms, we use them for energy (ex. coal, natural gas, oil petroleum.

• When sediments are GLUED together by minerals

• When sediments are SQUEEZED together by a lot of pressure

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sedimentary rock

• Rocks that formed when sediments were compacted and cemented together in layers

• The sudden movement of rock, soil, and mud down a steep slope

• Happens when huge masses of rock move beneath the Earth's surface and cause the ground to shake

• Openings, or vents where lava, small rocks, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface

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sand dune

• A deep area of land between two cliffs, formed by water erosion (a river)

• An area that forms when river waters empty into an ocean. They often look like triangles or fans

• A wide U-SHAPE formed by erosion (movement) of a glacier

• A hill of sand formed by wind erosion, often found at beaches and deserts 

canyon

• A deep area of land between two cliffs, formed by water erosion (a river)

• An area that forms when river waters empty into an ocean. They often look like triangles or fans

• A wide U-SHAPE formed by erosion (movement) of a glacier

• A hill of sand formed by wind erosion, often found at beaches and deserts 

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delta

• A deep area of land between two cliffs, formed by water erosion (a river)

• An area that forms when river waters empty into an ocean. They often look like triangles or fans

• A wide U-SHAPE formed by erosion (movement) of a glacier

• A hill of sand formed by wind erosion, often found at beaches and deserts 

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valley

• A deep area of land between two cliffs, formed by water erosion (a river)

• An area that forms when river waters empty into an ocean. They often look like triangles or fans

• A wide U-SHAPE formed by erosion (movement) of a glacier

• A hill of sand formed by wind erosion, often found at beaches and deserts 

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glacier

• A deep area of land between two cliffs, formed by water erosion (a river)

• An area that forms when river waters empty into an ocean. They often look like triangles or fans

• A large body of ice that forms u-shaped valleys

• A hill of sand formed by wind erosion, often found at beaches and deserts 

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