Ch. 7 Vocab Definitions

Science 7 Name: _________

Ch. 7 Vocab Definitions:

Minerals:

Building Blocks of Rocks

Directions: Using your textbook or glossary, define the following words. following words:

1. minerals

2. magma

3. igneous rock

4. intrusive igneous rock

5. lava

6. extrusive igneous rock

7. sediment

8. sedimentary rock

9. metamorphic rock

10. fossils

11. fossil record

12. geologic time scale

13. weathering

14. mechanical weathering

15. ice wedging

16. chemical weathering

17. biological weathering

18. erosion

19. deposition

20. valley

21. plains

22. delta

23. fiords

24. rock cycle

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