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Geology Vocabulary

Geology Vocabulary. Compress. To make more compact by pressing. http://www.cirris.com/testing/guidelines/images/compress-350-c.jpg. Era. A major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods. http://www.quondam.com.ar/img/Geologi%20chico.jpg. Erosion.

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Geology Vocabulary

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  1. Geology Vocabulary

  2. Compress • To make more compact by pressing http://www.cirris.com/testing/guidelines/images/compress-350-c.jpg

  3. Era • A major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods. http://www.quondam.com.ar/img/Geologi%20chico.jpg

  4. Erosion • The wearing away of the Earth’s surface by water, glaciers, and wind

  5. Fracture • A broken surface or crack

  6. Fault • A fracture in the Earth’s surface. http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/gisgraphics/2figure20.jpg

  7. Fossil Fuel • fuel such as oil, coal or natural gas that was formed from living matter of a previous geologic time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coal.jpg

  8. Sediment • Mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice.

  9. Chronological • A listing of important events in sequential years within a particular period of history

  10. Geologist • Scientist who studies the history of the Earth

  11. Quarry  An excavation, usually open to the air, from which building stone is obtained

  12. Remnant • Remaining; leftover; a trace

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