Earth and Space Vocabulary

rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

decaying plant and animal material in the soil

a material made up of tiny pieces of weathered rock

the size of soil particles

soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

material made of very small grains of minerals

a mountain made from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted from underneath the Earth's surface

the shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

occurs when gravity pulls down some of the land of the slope of a hill