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earth studies
glaciers, Ice Age, rocks, layers of the earth
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Geology
4th Grade
10/07/2010

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Geology
Definition
study of the earth
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geo
Definition
earth
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logos
Definition
study of
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mineral
Definition
substance found in nature that is not an animal or plant--salt,gold,talc
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climate
Definition
how hot or cold, wet or dry a place is over a long period of time
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Ice Age
Definition
a time when uch of the earth was covered with snow and glaciers
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glacier
Definition
large masses of moving ice and snow on land
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gill
Definition
material that is dierctly deposited or left from the glacier
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iceberg
Definition
pieces that break off a glacier
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crust
Definition
outer most part of the earth
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mantle
Definition
part of earth under the crust
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inner core
Definition
very center of the earth
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igneous
Definition
formed when melted minerals, called magma, cools and hardens
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sedimentary
Definition
formed when layers of sediment are pressed and cemented together
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metamorphic
Definition
formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are exposed to pressure and heat over time
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sedo
Definition
to settle down
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strata
Definition
layers
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meta
Definition
to change form
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