apologia general Science Module 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Catastrophism | The view that most of earth's geological features are the result of large-scale catastrophes |
| Uniformitarianism | The view that most of earth's geological features are the result of slow, gradual processes |
| Humas | The decayed remains of once-living creatures |
| Minerals | Inorganic crystalline substances found natually in the earth |
| Weathering | The process by which rocks are broken down to form sediments |
| Erosion | The process by which rock and soil are broken down and transported away |
| Unconformity | A surface of erosion that separates one layer of rock from another |
| disconformity | Parallel strata |
| nonconformity | An unconformity between sedimentary and igneous or metamorfic rock |
| sedimentary rock | Rock formed by sediments |
| igneous rock | Rock formed by magma |
| metamorfic rock | Rock changed by heat and/or pressure |
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