Earth
WHAT IS THE THIN OUTER LAYER OF THE EARTH CALLED?
CRUST
WHAT IS AN INORGANIC SUBSTANCE NATURALLY FOUND IN THE EARTH CALLED?
MINERAL
THE COLOR OF A MARK MADE WHEN A MINERAL IS RUBBED ON A HARDER SURFACE IS CALLED WHAT?
STREAK
A HARD, NATURAL SUBSTANCE MADE OF ONE OR MORE MINERALS THAT CONTAINS ORGANIC MATERIAL IS CALLED WHAT?
ROCK
TRUE OR FALSE: WEATHERING PRODUCES SMALL BITS OF WEATHERED ROCK CALLED HUMUS.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: THE HOT MELTED ROCK THAT MAKES UP THE MANTLE OF THE EARTH IS CALLED LAVA.
A MINERAL THAT CAN BE CUT AND POLISHED FOR USE IS CALLED A WHAT?
GEMSTONE
THE ABILITY OF A MINERAL TO RESIST SCRATCHING IS CALLED WHAT?
HARDNESS
WHICH TYPE OF ROCK IS FORMED WHEN LAYERS OF SEDIMENT AND ORGANIC MATERIAL HARDEN?
SEDIMENTARY
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK FORMS FROM DECAYED PLANT MATTER?
COAL
MOST OF EARTH’S MASS IS MADE OF WHICH LAYER OF THE EARTH?
MANTLE
GEMSTONES THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL AND RARE ARE CALLED _____________.
PRECIOUS STONES
THE SCALE USED TO DETERMINE THE HARDNESS OF MINERALS IS CALLED WHAT?
MOHS SCALE
WHICH TYPE OF ROCK IS FORMED FROM MAGMA OR VOLCANIC LAVA?
IGNEOUS
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK IS OBSIDIAN?
IGNEOUS
WHAT IS LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH WHERE PLANTS GROW CALLED?
SOIL
MINERALS ARE FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH OR BURIED IN THE EARTH'S CRUST IN ROCKS OR ___________.
VEINS
THE WAY THE MINERAL REFLECTS LIGHT IS CALLED WHAT?
LUSTER
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR ROCKS FORMED BY HEAT AND PRESSURE DEEP BELOW THE EARTH’S CRUST?
METAMORPHIC
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK IS LIMESTONE?
THE MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENT FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER IS KNOWN AS _________.
EROSION
WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF A MINERAL HAPPENS WHEN THE MINERAL BREAKS ALONG SMOOTH, STRAIGHT LINES?
CLEAVAGE
THE STRUCTURE THAT RESULTS FROM THE ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF THE PARTICLES THAT MAKE UP THE MINERAL IS CALLED _______________
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
WHAT IS A SUBSTANCE THIS IS MADE OF THINGS THAT WERE NEVER ALIVE?
INORGANIC
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK IS SLATE?
METAMORPHIC