6.+Vocabulary


 * Knowing the vocabulary of any subject is crucial to understanding the subject. You will be required to compile a collection of vocabulary cards for each unit we study. The cards will be on index cards, each card will be divided into four sections. In the top left quadrant you will write the vocabulary word, in the top right quadrant you will write the definition, the bottom left quadrant will be a picture, and the bottom right quadrant will be a sentence using the word in a way that demonstrates your understanding of the meaning of the word.**

Here are the first vocabulary words for the geology unit: mineral crystal luster hardness cleavage fracture streak specific gravity igneous rock sedimentary rock metamorphic rock lava magma texture sediments erosion compaction cementation continental drift Pangaea plate tectonics paleomagnetism seafloor spreading tectonic plate divergent boundary convergent boundary transform boundary rift valley subduction convection