Science Quiz 1 Vocabulary

the fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism

the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism

the idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change in quick, violent events.

represents species that existed on Earth for a short time, was abundant and in many locations

the process that moves large bodies of earth materials to higher elevations

the age if rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby

the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

scientist who studies fossils

the principal that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom

a principle stating that geologic processes that occur today are similar from the past

molten rock stored below Earths surface

a surface where rock has eroded away creating a break or gap in the rock record

igneous rock that forms when volcanic material erupts, cools and crystallizes on earths surface

rock texture that forms when uneven pressures cause flat minerals to line up creating a layer

naturally occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments & other materials

a fossil copy of an organism made when a mold of it is filled with sediment or mineral deposits

igneous rock that forms as magma cools underground

a rocks grain size and the way the grains fit together

magma that erupts onto Earths surface

rock material that forms when rocks are broken down or dissolved in water as rocks erode

the preserved remains or evidence of past living organisms

a piece of an older rock that becomes part of a new rock

the process through which sediment turns into rock

an individual particle in a rock

matching rocks and fossils from separate locations

the laying down or settling of eroded material

the impression of an organism in a rock