Vocabulary #12

1. fault: a crack  in the crust, whose sides show evidence.
2. geologist: a scientist who studies the Earth
3. magma: hot, below molten rock deep Earth's surface.
4. lava: magma that reaches Earth's surface.
5. weathering: the breaking down of rocks into smaller piece.
6. erosion: the picking up and carrying away of pieces of rock.
7. deposition: the dropping off of bits of eroded rock.
8. meteorite: a chunk of rock from space that strikes a surface (such as Earth or the Moon)