Rocks
A type of rock made from molten lava or magma?
Igneous
What is sediment?
Small pieces of rocks.
A steep hill with a small, flat top is called a....
Butte or plateau
The box on the map explains the meaning of the symbols on a map.
Legend
How are soil, rocks, and minerals related?
They all are natural resources from the Earth.
A type of rock formed when particles of other rocks are combined by great pressure and very high temperatures.
Metamorphic rock
What process is when rock is broken down into smaller pieces?
Weathering
A deep narrow area surrounded by mountains.
Canyon
Pictures, colors, and lines on a map that have specific meanings.
Symbol
Diamonds, quartz, and ruby are all......
Minerals/crystals
A type of rock formed when particles settle into layers and compress together.
Sedimentary rock
Something that happens in the same way over and over again.
Pattern
A long, narrow sunken ara of the ocean floor.
Trench
A four-pointed symbol on a map that shows which directions are north, south, east, and west.
Compass Rose
How can minerals be different from each other?
Shape, color, and texture.
This type of rock is created by cooling minerals.
Igneous rock
When sediment is moved.
erosion.
An area in Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.
Fault
What type of map shows the elevation (height) of the land?
Topographic Map
Which type of rock contains particles from the environment?
All rocks!
This type of rock is created in the subduction zone.
Metamorphic rock
When sediment settles in a new place and creates a new rock or landform.
Deposition.
What type of landforms is created when sediment is deposited at the end of a lake or stream and creates a triangle of land?
Delta
A characteristic or part of something.
Feature
Name one specific type of rock. Do not write igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic.
All correct answers accepted.