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

Question 20

What is soil made up of

Answer 20

Partials and humus