Minerals
Rocks and Rock Cycle
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
Soil
Agriculture
100
The most obvious but least reliable property of a mineral
What is color?
100
This type of rock is formed from the cooling and crystallization of magma
What is an igneous rock?
100
Transporting rocks, sand, and soil from one place to another
What is erosion?
100
This is the parent material of soil
What is bedrock?
100
This method of preventing soil erosion looks like "stair steps" in the hillside
What are terraces?
200
The five things something must have to be considered a mineral
What are natural, inorganic, solid, specific chemical composition, and crystalline structure?
200
The process to create a sedimentary rock by burial, compaction, and cementation
What is lithification?
200
As a rocks breaks down into smaller pieces, this increases causing it to weather even more
What is surface area?
200
This type of soil is a result of erosion
What is transported soil?
200
This agricultural practice could lead to loss of soil nutrients or widespread plant disease or parasites
What is monoculture?
300
The most common mineral group
What are silicates?
300
The type of sedimentary structure shown in this image
What is graded bedding?
300
This type of chemical weathering is how we get rust
What is oxidation?
300
This horizon is included in the 4 main soil horizons but is not considered a soil
What is Horizon O?
300
This farming method involves changing the type of crop you grow in your field each year
What is crop rotation?
400
The hardest mineral on this scale is a diamond
What is the Mohs Hardness Scale?
400
When very hot water causes nearby rocks to undergo metamorphism
What is hydrothermal metamorphism?
400
The bouncing motion of particles from wind erosion
What is saltation?
400
A gardener may add this to their soil to neutralize it
What is lime?
400
A method of farming without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides
What is organic farming?
500
When you add acid to calcium carbonate it does this
What is effervescence?
500
A rock with a complex cooling history is said to have this
What is a porphyritic texture?
500
The Great Lakes were formed from glacial erosion and are considered this type of lake
What is a kettle lake?
500
A soil with 80% clay, 10% silt, and 10% sand
What is clay?
500
When nutrients in the water cause algae to bloom which leads to dead zones
What is eutrophication?