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Fossil Vocabulary

words and definitions for the unit on fossils

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cementedrock particles bound together by chemicals
sedimentssolid fragments of inorganic or organic material
magmamolten rock beneath the earth's surface
rockssubstances that are or were a natural part of the solid earth
natural resourcesany material from the environment that is used to support people
igneousrocks that form from hot molten liquid rock materials deep in the earth
fossil fuelscoal or other fuels made from natural substances
lavamolten rock outside of the earth on the surface
metamorphicrocks that were igneous or sedimentary and were changed by heat and pressure
rock cyclethe process that each rock type undergoes to be formed.
compactedclosely or firmly united or packed together
sedimentaryrocks formed by deposition, burial or cementation of rocks
permineralizedfossils formed when minerals seep into the spaces in the hard part of organisms.


ESOL Sheltered Science Instructor
Hilton Head Middle School

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