Relier Pairs science vocabularyVersion en ligne test your knowledge on science by trying to remember words and definitions par Elizabeth Goff 1 Opening through which lava and rock fragments erupt, usually within a volcanic crater. 2 drying out of sea water, usually, in warm, dry climates, leaving behind deposits of crystallized mineral salts 3 a weathering process where iron-rich minerals (usually) react with air to form rusty-brown oxides. 4 water trapped in gaps between the grains of rocks (usually sedimentary rocks) beneath the surface. 5 any trace of past life preserved in a rock (includes animal tracks & burrows as well as shells, skeletons and impressions of soft flesh). 6 a growth in volume which happens when most solids get hotter, but also when water freezes to form ice. 7 fragments of rock and pumice thrown out of volcanoes by explosive eruptions, The finest particles are carried long distances by winds. 8 deep ocean floor, generally flat apart from occasional volcanic mountains and mid-ocean ridges 9 layer of hot, dense rock deep beneath the surface (from about 25 to 2500 km down). Hot enough to flow slowly 10 a large valley between two sets of opposite-facing Normal faults, resulting from tension forces in the rocks. 11 a river mouth where a river splits into many channels as it deposits sediment on meeting a lake or the sea 12 ground shaking caused by the energy that is released when rock on either side of a fault suddenly moves. 13 breakdown and removal of rock material by flowing water, wind, or moving ice. 14 slow breakdown of rock at the Earth's surface, due to climatic and biological processes. 15 rigid portions of the lithosphere that are constantly moving, exerting huge forces in the Earth's crust. volcanic ash plate tectonics delta rift valley weathering evaporation fossil abyssal plain expansion earthquake vent oxidation groundwater erosion mantle
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