An individual particle in a rock

Rock material that forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces of dissolved in water as rocks erode

Stacked up layers of sedimentary rock

Rock texture that forms when uneven pressures cause flat minerals to line up, giving the rock a layered appearance

The series of processes that that change one type of rock into another type of rock

Igneous rock that forms when volcanic material erupts, cools, and crystallizes on Earth’s surface

Igneous rock that forms as magma cools underground

The process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations

process by which sedimentary rocks that are subjected to high temps and pressure transform into metamorphic rock

The laying down or settling of eroded material

A fossil representative of a species that existed on Earth for a short length of time, was abundant, and inhabited many locations.

The principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom

A scientist who studies fossils.

The impression of an organism in a rock

Preserved evidence of the activity of an ancient organism

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