Lessons 1 And 2

Question 1

A natural nonliving substance that occurs in rocks

Answer 1

Minerals

Question 2

Results from melted rock that cools and hardens

Answer 2

Igneous rock

Question 3

Results from sediment that is pressed and cemented together

Answer 3

Sedimentary rock

Question 4

The age of a rock that is found by comparing the position of the rock to other rock layers

Answer 4

Relative age

Question 5

Formed by heat and pressure

Answer 5

Metamorphic rock

Question 6

The name of the process by witch rocks change from one form to another

Answer 6

Rock cycle

Question 7

Any material found on Earth that can be used by people

Answer 7

Resource

Question 8

Characteristics like color, hardness, luster, and streak

Answer 8

Properties

Question 9

Minerals can be identified by its

Answer 9

Proporty

Question 10

The rock that forms from melted rock is called

Answer 10

Ignius rock

Question 11

If you look at soil with a hand lens, you will find small pieces of rocks, minerals, and

Answer 11

Humus

Question 12

When plants and animals die, __________ and fungi decompose them

Answer 12

Bacteria

Question 13

All the layers of soil, from Earths serface down to the bedrock, are shown in a

Answer 13

Soil profile

Question 14

I am the decade plant and animal matter in soil. What am I

Answer 14

Humus

Question 15

I am any material that lets water pass through it. What am I

Answer 15

Porous

Question 16

I am the layer under the topsoil. What am I

Answer 16

Subsoil

Question 17

I am the name for a layer of soil. What am I

Answer 17

Horizon

Question 18

The proporty of soil that refers to the size of soil particles is called_________. Clay is fine with small

Answer 18

Texture

Question 19

Other properties of soil are color and

Answer 19

Pore spaces