Unit 4 Earth's Changes Vocabulary

sedimentary rock

• Rock formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together) and cemented (binding of the sediments)

• tiny pieces of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

organic matter

• a solid fossil fuel that is formed from the concentrated remains of plants over very long periods of time

• the waste and remains of plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

pressure

• force of objects pushing on other objects

• Rock formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together) and cemented (binding of the sediments)

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

sediment

• coal, oil, and natural gas formed over millions of years from deposition of organic materials in sedimentary rock layers.

• tiny pieces of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

fossil fuels

• coal, oil, and natural gas formed over millions of years from deposition of organic materials in sedimentary rock layers.

• a solid fossil fuel that is formed from the concentrated remains of plants over very long periods of time

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

coal

• a solid fossil fuel that is formed from the concentrated remains of plants over very long periods of time

• A flammable material, without a definite form, produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

oil

• A nonrenewable natural resource produced from the remains of organisms buried under layers of sediments for millions of year

• coal, oil, and natural gas formed over millions of years from deposition of organic materials in sedimentary rock layers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

natural gas

• A nonrenewable natural resource produced from the remains of organisms buried under layers of sediments for millions of years

• A flammable material, without a definite form, produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

process

• a series of natural occurrences that produce change or development

• the breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

weathering

• the breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

• is the carrying away or moving of the weathered sediments by wind, water, and ice to a new location.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1