| Term | Definition |
|---|
| growth | The process in which something gets larger |
| erosion | The "carrying away" of materials which slowly changes the shape of the land; ultimately it will be deposited somewhere else |
| Dissolving | The mixing and forming of a solution with another substance |
| Weathering | Chemical and physical changes in rock that cause its surface to break down into small pieces |
| Flow | To move or come forth freely. |
| Deposition | Rock and soil carried by erosion to another location |
| Sedimentary Rocks | Rocks formed by sediments compacted and pressed together |
| Fossils | Remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived millions of years ago. |
| Renewable | A resource that we will not run out of or that can be replaced in our lifetime |
| Nonrenewable Resource | A resource that cannot be replaced once it is used up or that would take at least 200 years to replace. |
| Inexhaustible Resource | A resource that cannot be used up |
| Fossil Fuel | Source of energy that formed from the remains of plants and animals buried deep in the earth. Examples: coal, natural gas, and petroleum are fossil fuels |
| Strata | Rock layers |
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