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For credit and make the most effective way to study the following must be done for each word:

* Each vocabulary word must have it's prefix-, -suffix, and root words shown and defined when possible.
* Defined by the student in their own words.
* Self-authored sentence OR they can use a sentence out of the book!
* A picture or graphic showing the word in some meaningful way is required. 4x4 centimeters please.
* For bonus points: find a synonym, analogy, or example.
* All must be handwritten!

Check out the glossary page for easy access to definitions found on the net.

Vocabulary Chapter 7-1 Changes Over Time Quarter 4

* fossil
* species
* adapatation
* evolution
* scientific theory
* natural selection
* variation

Vocabulary Chapter 7-2 thru 7-5 Changes Over Time Quarter 4

* comparative anatomy
* homologous structures
* mold
* cast
* petrified fossil
* trace fossil
* paleontologist
* gradualism
* punctuated equilibria
* extinct
* branching tree diagram (cladogram)
* habitat
* classification
* taxonomy
* domain
* phylum
* prokaryote
* eukaryote

Vocabulary Chapter 8-1 & 8-2 Earth's History Quarter 4

* geology
* uniformitarianism
* rock cycle
* erosion
* igneous rock
* sedimentary rock
* metamorphic
* relative age
* absolute age
* unconformity
* law of superposition
* fault
* inclusion

Vocabulary Chapter 8-3 thru 8-5 Earth's History Quarter 4

* atom
* element
* radioactive decay
* half-life
* theory of plate tectonics
* continental drift
* geologic time scale
* era
* period