Properties of Rocks and Minerals
Natural Resources
The Water Cycle
Definitions
Grab Bag
100
What a rock or mineral feels like.
What is texture.
100
A material we use that comes from the earth.
What is natural resource.
100
The number of steps in the water cycle.
What is 3.
100
An earth material made of many different ingredients.
What is a rock.
100
Granite, sandstone and limetone are examples of these.
What is rocks.
200
Words to describe this property could be white, tan, green, blue or gray.
What is color.
200
This natural resource NEVER has to be replaced.
What is inexhaustible resource.
200
When water is warmed and turns into a gas.
What is evaporation.
200
An earth material made of only one ingredient.
What is a mineral.
200
The loose material that covers earth's surface
What is soil.
300
How heavy the rock or mineral is.
What is mass.
300
This natural resource can be replaced within a short period of time.
What is renewable resource.
300
When water particles group together to form clouds.
What is condensation.
300
A scientist who studies earth materials.
What is a geologist.
300
Quartz, Calcite and Diamond are examples of these.
What is minerals.
400
If a rock contains this mineral, it will fizz when mixed with acid.
What is calcite.
400
This natural resource can never be replaced. When it is gone, it is gone for good.
What is nonrenewable resource.
400
When water comes down in the form of rain, sleet, snow or hail.
What is precipitation.
400
Substances that are formed from plants or animals that decayed millions of years ago.
What is fossil fuel.
400
These are ingredients in soil that help plants to grow.
What is nutrients.
500
We tested this property using a fingernail, penny, and paper clip.
What is hardness.
500
Fossil Fuels, oil, and natural gas are all examples of these type of natural resources.
What is nonrenewable resources.
500
When water evaporates, it becomes this.
What is water vapor.
500
When rocks break down into tiny pieces.
What is weathering.
500
This is caused by sudden movements in earth's surface.
What is earthquake.
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