Fluorite, talc, diamond, gold, and quartz are all examples of ___________.
100
Sediment
What are broken- down pieces of rock called?
100
Renewable
Sunlight is an example of what type of resource?
100
Fossil fuels
When _______ are burned, they cause pollution.
200
Fossil
A creature that was caught in muck, a slimy mud, was turned in to a rock. This creature makes a ________.
200
Cleavage
Minerals that break in straight lines have ________.
200
Sand dunes
What kind of landform forms on a beach and is caused by wind erosion? Sand dunes or Sinkholes
200
Turn off the water until it is time to rinse.
Jordan is washing dishes after dinner. What should Jordon do to conserve water?
200
Hardness
Your fingernail, a penny, and steel nail are all tools to find a mineral’s ________.
300
Sedimentary
Gabe went on a hike. He found a rock that had many layers. What type of rock did he find?
300
Glassy
Rodney’s grandmother has a ring with a ruby in it. Rodney observes that the ruby has a luster similar to a window. Which word describes the luster of a ruby?
300
Erosion moves rocks and weathering breaks down rocks.
How is erosion different from weathering?
300
Energy most often comes from nonrenewable resources
Why is it important to conserve energy?
300
Rock cycle
What vocabulary word means the natural process that causes one kind of rock to change into another kind of rock?
400
Weathering and deposition
How does an igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?
400
Mica
What mineral is soft enough that you can scratch with your fingernail and is made up of many thin sheets that can be pulled apart into large flakes? Diamond or Mica
400
The plant will grow and the crack will get bigger.
Many rocks have gaps or cracks. If a plant starts to grow in the crack what will happen to the rock over time?
400
Water which is a renewable resource
Toothpaste contains several kinds of minerals extracted from rocks. What resource do you use beside toothpaste when you brush your teeth? Is it renewable or nonrenewable resource?
400
Metamorphic rock
What rock forms by great heat and pressure deep within Earth?
500
Rocks are made up of one or more minerals.
How are rocks and minerals related to each other?
500
The way the light reflects from its surface.
Minerals are identified by different characteristics. Luster is one way to sort minerals into different types. What is a mineral’s luster?
500
Waves weather rocks and shells.
If you look at beach sand, you will see that it is made up of tiny rocks and other minerals how is this sand on an ocean beach formed?
500
It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.
What makes water a renewable resource?
500
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List two different resources and products made from those resources?