A


ASH
small particles emitted from a volcano		    
B

BEACH
the shore between the high and low water mark, covered with sand or pebbles
 BLACK
a dark color like that of charcoal
BLUE
the color of the sky and water, can refer to many shades

BONY
like a bone		    

C


CARNIVORE
organism that eats meat
 CHEMISTRY
the study of matter and its interactions
 CLEAR
to see through, transparent

COLOR
the sensation produced by various rays of light of different wavelengths
COPPER
(cu,#29)a reddish colored element used to make wire, pennies, and pipes
CRYSTAL
characteristic geometric shape that a substance can assume


CUBIC
a three dimensional square

D


DINOSAUR
extinct animals that lived between 225 and 65 million years ago		  

E


ELEMENTS
a substance that can not be split into smaller chemical substances
ERODE
to wear or wash away
 EXTINCT
gone forever

F


FOSSIL
remains of any organism that lived in the past		    

G


GAS
a state of matter that is not liquid or solid
 GOLD
(Au,#79)au from the greek "aurea"; a yellow metallic element of every high value that is unaffected by air and most chemicals

GREEN
the color of grass

GROW
to get large		    

H


HERBIVORE
organism that eats plants		  

I


IGNEOUS
rocks formed by heat or fire that have melted, cooled , and heated		    

J

K

L


LARGE
 very big
LAVA
 the hot, melted rock that comes from a valcano
LIQUID
not solid or gas

LIVING
to be alive;having the ability to react to stimuli		    

M


MAGMA
melted rock inside the earth
MAGNIFYING GLASS
a lens that makes objects appear larger
MATTER
something that occupies space and has weight

MICROSCOPE
an instrument with lenses that magnify objects or details to small to be seen with the naked eye
 MINERAL
an naturally occuring, inorganic, crystalline substance that is made up of elements		  

N

O
 


OBSERVE
to see, notice, or watch carefully

 
OCEAN
very large body of salt water on the surface of the earth

 

P


PLASMA
highly ionized gaseous form of matter

 
PLUTONIC
igneous rocks formed inside the earth

PREHISTORIC
before written records were kept
 
PYRITE
a mineral (iron sulfide) used in the manufacturing of sulfuric acid		    

Q


QUARTZ
 a clear mineral made up of silicon dioxide, from which glass is made		    

R


REPTILE
 cold blooded animal that has a backbone
 RIVER
a large stream of water
 ROCK
a solid mixture of minerals and chemicals, the hard part of the earths crust

S


SAND
very fine loose fragments of rock resulting from the wearing down of rocks by erosion		  
 
 
 
 

SEDIMENTARY
rocks formed by cemented particles or chemical reactions in or near water

  SETTLE
to stay in position
 
SMALL
not large or big
SOLID
a state of matter that is neither liquid or gas, substance with an internal crystalline structure
SQUARE
a geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles

T

U

V


VOLCANIC
of, like or produced by a chemical
VOLCANO
a mountain or hill with openings through which lava or gases are or have been expelled		  

W


 WATER
a colorless, oderless, tasteless  liquid that is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen
WHITE
a light color like snow or salt		  

X

Y

Z