Rocks
Rock that forms when melted rock cools
Igneous Rock
Is table salt a common or precious mineral?
Common
What is a natural resource that us made up of small bits of broken rock, air spaces, water and humus?
Soil
What are the remains of a living thing that has died and is buried quickly called?
A fossil.
What is the top layer of soil?
Topsoil
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
Weathering
What kind of minerals are gems? Common or precious?
Precious
What are the remains of living things that have died and decayed called?
Humus
A Biblical worldview believes most fossils were formed when?
During the Flood of Noah's day.
What is the middle layer of soil?
Subsoil
The movement of rocks and soil.
Erosion
What are some properties that are used to identify minerals?
The layer of soil that contains humus and where plants grow.
Topsoil
People who do not have a Biblical worldview believed fossils were made over ___________ years.
Millions.
What is the bottom layer under the topsoil and subsoil?
Bedrock
How do scientists classify rocks?
By how they were formed.
True or False: Understanding properties of minerals helps people know how to use them.
True
True or False: Erosion is caused by wind and flowing water?
True
A characteristic of a living thing that helps the living thing to survive in its enviornment.
Adaptation
Where in the Bible does it tell us God created the earth with dry land and seas?
Genesis 1
What are rocks made of?
One or more minerals
What is a type of mineral we can get in the foods we eat?
Iron
True or False: A landslide is an example of weathering?
False
According to a Biblical worldview, why can we find fossils of fish and seashells on the tops of mountains?
The mountains were covered in water during the Genesis flood. Fish and seashells were buried quickly by sediment during the flood. The remains quickly turned to fossils.
Why is it important to conserve soil?
It is a natural resource given by God and is used to grow food for people and animals and to grow plants to make medicine. Soil is also used to make bricks, roads, plates and cups.