Geology Vocabulary Review

the weakening and subsequent disintegration of rock by chemical reactions. These reactions include oxidation, hydrolysis, and carbonation.

• properties

• Chemical Change

• Physical Change

• Melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

These rocks form when melted minerals cool or harden

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

These rocks form when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure or chemical processes

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• minerals

These rocks form from when pieces of minerals become cemented together

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• minerals

any method of measuring the age of an event or object in years

• time scale

• absolute dating

• plate tectonics

• relative dating

the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks

• geologic time scale

• relative dating

• weathering

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

 is caused by the effects of changing temperature on rocks, causing the rock to break apart. The process is sometimes assisted by water.

• properties

• Chemical Change

• Physical Change

• Melting

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects

• time scale

• absolute dating

• plate tectonics

• relative dating

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

• erosion

• weathering

• sediment

• plate tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

fragments of organic or inorganic material that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice and that accumulate in layers on Earth's surface

• sediment

• weathering

• igneous

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2