Formation of Fossil Fuels Vocabulary

A physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally

• erosion

• landform

• decomposition

• process of formation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Process by which exposed rock is broken down by rain, frost, wind, or other elements of weather

• fossil fuels

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Process by which overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments

• deposition

• decomposition

• cementation

• compaction

Process of binding and hardening of sediments into hard rock

• deposition

• fossil fuels

• cementation

• compaction

Rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together

• sedimentary

• process of formation

• evidence

• organism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice

• erosion

• evidence

• deposition

• organism

process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice

• fossil fuels

• process of formation

• deposition

• model

facts or other information supporting a claim or proposition

• evidence

• erosion

• cementation

• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

fuels formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals; examples include coal, petroleum (oil) and natural gas

• process of formation

• evidence

• weathering

• fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

a picture, idea, or object that represents an object, a system, or process and is used to help with understanding; these have advantages and limitations

• landform

• organism

• weathering

• model

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3