Vocabulary #9

Fault: a crack in the crust, whose sides show evidence of emotion.

Geologist: a scientist who studies Earth.

Magma: hot, molten rock deep below Earth´s surface.

Lava: magma that reaches Earth´s surface.

Weathering: the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.

Erosion: the picking up and carrying away of pieces of rock.

Deposition: the dropping off of bits of eroded rock.

Meteorite: a chunk of rock from space that strikes a surface(such as Earth or the Moon).