Earth Science Unit 2.2 (Soil) Vocabulary

Instructions: Each row makes one card. Cut along the double lines and fold along the single lines. Then glue or tape the sides together.

fossil	the ________________ remains or_____________of an _______________ that lived in the past
topsoil	rich soil formed from ______________materials, ________________ fragments, _____________, and _______
soil profile	a ____________ ______________ of the ____________ of __________ and _______________in a particular region

unconformity	the ______________ _______________ that lies ______________ two groups of ____________
pore space	the amount of ___________ _______________soil ______________
bedrock	the layer of ________ ________ beneath the soil
petrification	a ___________ in which the ____________ _____________of an ______________ is infiltrated or _______________with _____________

fault

a ___________ in which the earth's _________ along which rocks __________