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4.2 Vocabulary

Across
all of the fossils that have ever been found, which scientists use to understand Earth’s history
the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces from exposure to wind, water, gravity, changes in temperature, and/or biological forces
a plate boundary formed when two tectonic plates slide past each other in parallel, grinding along their sides as they move
a plate boundary formed when two tectonic plates move toward one another perpendicular to the fault line
the transport of sediment by wind, water, or gravity
Down
a plate boundary formed when two tectonic plates move apart from one another perpendicular to the fault line
drifting slabs of solid rock, called plates, that make up Earth’s surface
a collection of particles of rocks, minerals, and the remains of plants and animals
the processes that form, break down, and re- form rock from one category to another
the remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces or impressions of living things from past geologic ages, or the traces of their activities
mixed mineral matter that makes up the surface of Earth and other terrestrial objects