Earthquakes, Landslides, Volcanoes and Avalanches are examples of these.
What are Rapid Changes to Earth's surface?
100
Fossils, Shells, Minerals, Living Organisms, Sand, Soil, Pebbles can be found in this.
What can be found in sedimentary rocks?
100
The natural nonliving solid crystals that make up rocks.
What are minerals?
100
This type of soil, dark dusty soil with mostly silt, is good for this.
What type of soil is best to grow a garden?
100
The process of asking questions and searching for answers.
What is an inquiry?
200
This fast process can lead to landslides or mudslides. It can shift large or small land masses further apart or closer together. It may also produce mountains and valleys.
What is an earthquake?
200
These are created when layers of sediment fall on top of each other and then heat and pressure are applied.
What are sedimentary rocks?
200
This ranks minerals by hardness.
What is the Mohs scale?
200
This soil is not able to hold water.
What is the sand?
200
Scientists do this careful way of looking for something to find answers.
What is an investigation?
300
Sediment deposition, earthquakes, and weathering are alike because of this.
What can cause the surface of the Earth to change?
300
The rocks would break into smaller pieces
What would happen if water freezes in the cracks of rocks?
300
This mineral is black, has a black streak, will fracture, and is submetallic.
What is Magnetite?
300
Nutrients
What does soil contain that plants use for growth?
300
This is what you do when you visit caves and observe the walls.
What is observe?
400
Tree roots growing into rock and breaking it apart and water freezing in the cracks of rock causing it to break is a form of this.
What is weathering.
400
This rocks form from molten rock.
What are igneous rocks?
400
This is the softest mineral.
What is talc?
400
The layer of loose material that covers most of Earth's surface.
What is soil?
400
A scientist who is asking "How do islands form? What kinds of rock are on Earth's surface" may be studying this.
What is Earth?
500
Landslides and flooding are rapid changes that can be caused by this.
What are storms.
500
Rocks like these have changed as a result of heat and pressure.
What are metamorphic rocks?
500
These are classified by their shapes adn the angels that they form.