Science Vocabulary

The Earth's crust is broken into pieces known as plates that move over time.

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A boundary where tectonic plates move apart from each other.

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A boundary where tectonic plates move towards each other.

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The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces due to natural processes.

The process by which water, wind, or ice moves sediments away from a parent rock.

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Rock formed from the pressure and compaction of sediment over time.

Rock formed from the cooling and hardening of lava.

The remains or traces of a once-living organism preserved in rock.

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The history of life on Earth gathered from preserved remains of past organisms.

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A timeline of events in Earth's history based on rock records.

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