Vocabulary#12

fault: a crack in the crust, whose sides show evidence of motion.

geologist: a scientist who studies Earth.

magma: hot, molten rock deep below Earth's surface.

lava: magma that reaches the surface.

weathering: the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.

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

deposition: the drooping off of bits of eroded rock.

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